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The visible nulling coronagraph -- progress towards mission and technology development

Shao, Michael·Levine, B. Martin·Wallace, J. Kent·Serabyn, Eugene·Liu, Duncan T.·Lane, Benjamin F.
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This paper describes a space mission for visible direct detection and spectroscopy of Earth like extrasolar planets using a nulling coronagraph instrument behind a moderately sized telescope in space.

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Shao, Michael, Levine, B. Martin, Wallace, J. Kent, Serabyn, Eugene, Liu, Duncan T., Lane, Benjamin F.. 2004-01-01. The visible nulling coronagraph -- progress towards mission and technology development. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060043351

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