The Terrestrial Planet Finder coronagraph dynamics error budget

Shaklan, Stuart B.; Marchen, Luis; Green, Joseph J.; Lay, Oliver P.

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The Terrestrial Planet Finder coronagraph dynamics error budget

Shaklan, Stuart B.·Marchen, Luis·Green, Joseph J.·Lay, Oliver P.

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The Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph (TPF-C) demands extreme wave front control and stability to achieve its goal of detecting earth-like planets around nearby stars. We describe the performance models and error budget used to evaluate image plane contrast and derive engineering requirements for this challenging optical system.

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Shaklan, Stuart B., Marchen, Luis, Green, Joseph J., Lay, Oliver P.. 2005-07-01. The Terrestrial Planet Finder coronagraph dynamics error budget. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060042863

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