Phenomenology of extra-solar planets in reflected light, and system level requirements for detection and characterization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4860, Issue , 2002, Pages 120-129

  Ebbets, Dennis ^a   Kilston, Steve ^a   Linfield, Roger ^a  

^a BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronagraph; Exo solar planets; Habitable zone; Reflected light; Terrestrial planet finder; V magnitude

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY;

CORONAGRAPH; EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETS; HABITABLE ZONE; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER; V MAGNITUDE;

PLANETS;

EID: 0037612122     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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