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LUVOIR Tech Notes

Bolcar, Matthew R.·Shaklan, Stuart·Roberge, Aki·Rioux, Norman·Feinberg, Lee·Werner, Michael·Rauscher, Bernard·Mandell, Avi·France, Kevin·Schiminovich, David
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We present nine "tech notes" prepared by the Large UV/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) Science and Technology Definition Team (STDT), Study Office, and Technology Working Group. These tech notes are intended to highlight technical challenges that represent boundaries in the trade space for developing the LUVOIR architecture that may impact the science objectives being developed by the STDT. These tech notes are intended to be high-level discussions of the technical challenges and will serve as starting points for more in-depth analysis as the LUVOIR study progresses.

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Bolcar, Matthew R., Shaklan, Stuart, Roberge, Aki, Rioux, Norman, Feinberg, Lee, Werner, Michael, Rauscher, Bernard, Mandell, Avi, France, Kevin, Schiminovich, David. 2016-07-25. LUVOIR Tech Notes. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20160011356

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