Comparative optical analysis of extra-solar planetary imaging techniques

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4860, Issue , 2002, Pages 251-265

  Lyon, Richard G ^a   Hollis, Jan M ^a   Dorband, John E ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apodization; Coronagraphy; Detectability; Exo solar planets; Exoplanets; Lyot coronagraphy; Occulters; Terrestrial planet finder

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PLANETS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPACE TELESCOPES;

APODIZATION; CORONAGRAPHY; EXOPLANETS; EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LYOT CORONAGRAPHY; OCCULTERS; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037950197     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457645     Document Type: Conference Paper

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