LUVOIR: The Large UltraViolet Optical Infrared Surveyor

Performance Simulation

This page links to performance simulations and visualizations for the LUVOIR mission, NASA's future concept observatory for UVOIR astronomy.

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HDI Photometric ETC

This ETC for photometry in multiband images with the High Definition Imager (HDI).

LUMOS Spectroscopic ETC

The ETC for UV spectroscopy with LUVOIR UV MultiObject Spectrograph (LUMOS).

UV MOS and Stellar Clusters

See the impact of UV MOS on the study of stellar clusters and their feedback.

Color-Magnitude Diagrams

Explore photometric and crowding limits for resolved and semi-resolved stellar populations.

POLLUX Spectropolarimeter ETC

The ETC for high-resolution UV spectroscopy and polarimetry.

Galaxy Imaging Resolution

A comparison of resolutions for Hubble and LUVOIR.

Coronagraphic Spectra of Varied Exoplanets

Model observations of various planets with realistic noise.

Direct Detection Yields of Varied Exoplanets

Yields of exoplanets, including Earth-size planets, as a function of telescope size.

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