NASA NTRS · 20060042957
TPF coronagraph instrument design
Abstract
For the past 2 years, NASA has invested substantial resources to study the design and performance of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph (TPF-C). The work, led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory with collaboration from Goddard Space Flight Center and several university and commercial entities, encompasses observatory design, performance modeling, materials characterization, primary mirror studies, and a significant technology development effort including a high-contrast imaging testbed that has achieved 1e-9 contrast in a laboratory experiment.
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Shaklan, S B., Balasubramanian, K., Ceperly, D., Green, J., Hoppe, D., Lay, O. P., Lisman, P. D., Mouroulis, P. Z.. 2005-10-01. TPF coronagraph instrument design. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060042957
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