The Ariel ground segment and instrument operations science data centre

Pearson, Chris, Malaguti, Giuseppe, Sarkar, Subhajit, Papageorgiou, Andreas, Krijger, Matthijs, Pascale, Enzo, Beaulieu, Jean-Philippe, Colomé, Josep, Diolaiti, Emiliano, Doublier, Vanessa, Eccleston, Paul, Micela, Giusi, Moneti, Andrea, Morales, Juan Carlos, Nakhjiri, Nariman, Polenta, Gianluca, Ribas, Ignasi, Tinetti, Giovanna, Kohley, Ralf, Pilbratt, Göran, Birkmann, Stephan, de Oliveira, Catarina Alves, Rank-Lüftinger, Theresa, Puig, Ludovic, Salvignol, Jean-Christophe and Symonds, Kate 2022. The Ariel ground segment and instrument operations science data centre. Experimental Astronomy 53 , pp. 773-806. 10.1007/s10686-020-09691-8

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Abstract

The ground segment for the ESA M4 Ariel exoplanet space mission is introduced. The ground segment encompasses the framework necessary to support the development of the Ariel mission to launch, in-flight operations and calibration, data processing pipeline and data handling, including user support. The structure of the ground segment and assumed responsibilities between ESA and the Ariel mission consortium is explained, along with their interfaces. The operational phases for the mission are introduced, including the early commissioning/verification phases, the science operations and the calibration strategy. The smooth transition of the ground segment through the various pre/post launch mission phases to nominal operations will be paramount in guaranteeing the success, scientific return and impact of the Ariel mission. The expected science data products are defined and a representative data processing pipeline is presented.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0922-6435
Date of Acceptance:	2 December 2020
Last Modified:	04 Oct 2022 13:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/140843

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