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American Astronomical Society Meeting Kissimmee, FL, January 2016
Technology Needs for the Direct Imaging of Exo-Earths Nick Siegler ([email protected]) Program Chief Technologist NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
© 2016 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged. CL#15-5803
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External Occulters (Starshades)
Internal Occulters (Coronagraphs)
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Starlight Suppression Approaches
Driving Requirements for Imaging Exo-Earths
New Worlds Telescope
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Driving Requirements
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Coronagraph architectures
Detection Sensitivity
Angular Resolution
Contrast
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Deformable mirrors
Image post-processing
Contrast Stability
Low-order wavefront sensing and control
Large monolith
Segmented
Segment phasing and rigid body sensing and control
Telescope vibration sensing and control
Coronagraph Technology Needs
Ultra-low noise visible and infrared detectors
Starshade Technology Needs
Precision Deployable Structures
Lateral Formation Flying Sensing
Diffraction and Scattered Light Control
Optical demonstration and model validation
Solar glint
Inner disk deployment
Lateral formation sensing
Petal unfurling
Petal shape
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NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program Technology Gap Lists
Coronagraph Technology Gap List
http://exep.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/
Starshade Technology Gap List
Next update on Jan 19, 2016
Are there any missing technologies?
Please let us know!
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Acknowledgements
This work was conducted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration © Copyright California Institute of Technology Government sponsorship acknowledged