@inproceedings{b921301f850240f690ce98c5e43dc70b,
title = "Status of the Planet Formation Imager (PFI) concept",
abstract = "The Planet Formation Imager (PFI) project aims to image the period of planet assembly directly, resolving structures as small as a giant planet's Hill sphere. These images will be required in order to determine the key mechanisms for planet formation at the time when processes of grain growth, protoplanet assembly, magnetic fields, disk/planet dynamical interactions and complex radiative transfer all interact-making some planetary systems habitable and others inhospitable. We will present the overall vision for the PFI concept, focusing on the key technologies and requirements that are needed to achieve the science goals. Based on these key requirements, we will define a cost envelope range for the design and highlight where the largest uncertainties lie at this conceptual stage.",
keywords = "Astronomy, Exoplanets, Facilities, Imaging, Infrared, Interferometry, Mid-Infrared, Planet Formation",
author = "Ireland, {Michael J.} and Monnier, {John D.} and Stefan Kraus and Andrea Isella and Stefano Minardi and Romain Petrov and {Ten Brummelaar}, Theo and John Young and Gautam Vasisht and David Mozurkewich and Stephen Rinehart and Michael, {Ernest A.} and {Van Belle}, Gerard and Julien Woillez",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V ; Conference date: 27-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2233926",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Creech-Eakman, {Michelle J.} and Fabien Malbet and Tuthill, {Peter G.}",
booktitle = "Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V",
address = "United States",
}