Antarctic planet interferometer
Creators
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Swain, Mark R.1
- Walker, Christopher K.2
- Traub, Wesley A.3
- Storey, John W. V.4
- Coudé du Foresto, Vincent5
- Fossat, Eric6
- Vakili, Farrokh6
- Stark, Anthony A.3
- Lloyd, James P.7
- Lawson, Peter R.1
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Burrows, Adam S.2
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Ireland, Michael8
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Millan-Gabet, Rafael7
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van Belle, Gerard T.7
- Lane, Benjamin9
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Vasisht, Gautam1
- Travouillon, Tony4
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Jet Propulsion Lab
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University of Arizona
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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UNSW Sydney
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Paris Observatory
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Université Côte d'Azur
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California Institute of Technology
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University of Sydney
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Abstract
The Antarctic Planet Interferometer is a concept for an instrument designed to detect and characterize extrasolar planets by exploiting the unique potential of the best accessible site on earth for thermal infrared interferometry. High-precision interferometric techniques under development for extrasolar planet detection and characterization (differential phase, nulling and astrometry) all benefit substantially from the slow, low-altitude turbulence, low water vapor content, and low temperature found on the Antarctic plateau. At the best of these locations, such as the Concordia base being developed at Dome C, an interferometer with two-meter diameter class apertures has the potential to deliver unique science for a variety of topics, including extrasolar planets, active galactic nuclei, young stellar objects, and protoplanetary disks.
Additional Information
© 2004 Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). The work described in this publication was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Attached Files
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- 92280
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20190115-105309152
Funding
- NASA/JPL/Caltech
Dates
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2019-01-15Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-16Created from EPrint's last_modified field
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- Proceedings of SPIE
- Series Volume or Issue Number
- 5491