@inproceedings{0c85f50889dc4ec59a0c9bfc81d9983a,
title = "Ultraviolet Extinction Sky Survey (UVESS): A mission concept for probing the interstellar medium in the Milky Way and Local Group galaxies",
abstract = "The 2175 {\AA} bump shows considerable variations in its strength, width, and central wavelength when observed along different sightlines in the Milky Way and other galaxies. These variations offer valuable insights into the composition, size distribution, and processing of interstellar dust grains along different sightlines. This paper introduces a mission concept called UVESS (Ultra Violet Extinction Sky Survey) aimed at exploring the composition of the interstellar medium (ISM) within both the Milky Way and nearby Local Group Galaxies by mapping the variation of UV extinction curve slopes and the 2175 {\AA} feature across a majority of the sky to gain insights into the makeup of the ISM. Recent advancements in UV instrumentation and technologies pave the way for the development of high-throughput instruments in compact form factors. In this paper, we outline mission science goals and instrument concept tailored for a small satellite-based platform dedicated to the study of UV extinction.",
keywords = "ISM, space instrumentation, UV, UV spectroscopic sky survey, UV-extincion bump",
author = "Joice Mathew and Andrew Battisti and Israel Vaughn and Shubhangi Jain and Rekhesh Mohan and Jayant Murthy",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 SPIE.; Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray ; Conference date: 16-06-2024 Through 21-06-2024",
year = "2024",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1117/12.3020936",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
pages = "https--arxiv",
editor = "{den Herder}, {Jan-Willem A.} and Shouleh Nikzad and Kazuhiro Nakazawa",
booktitle = "Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024",
address = "United States",
}