Segmented coronagraph design and analysis (SCDA): an initial design study of apodized vortex coronagraphs
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Abstract
The segmented coronagraph design and analysis (SCDA) study is a coordinated effort, led by Stuart Shaklan (JPL) and supported by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP), to provide efficient coronagraph design concepts for exoplanet imaging with future segmented aperture space telescopes. This document serves as an update on the apodized vortex coronagraph designs devised by the Caltech/JPL SCDA team. Apodized vortex coronagraphs come in two flavors, where the apodization is achieved either by use of 1) a gray-scale semi-transparent pupil mask or 2) a pair of deformable mirrors in series. Each approach has attractive benefits. This document presents a comprehensive review of the former type. Future theoretical investigations will further explore the use of deformable mirrors for apodization.
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This work was performed in part at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This work was funded by the Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP). G. Ruane is supported by an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship under award AST-1602444.Attached Files
Submitted - 1712.02042.pdf
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- 91937
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20181220-112906957
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- http://arxiv.org/abs/1712.02042v1 (URL)
Funding
- NASA/JPL/Caltech
- NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Fellowship
- AST-1602444
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2018-12-21Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2023-06-02Created from EPrint's last_modified field
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