CHEOPS/ZIMPOL: A VLT instrument study for the polarimetric search of scattered light from extrasolar planets

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5492, Issue PART 1, 2004, Pages 463-474

  Gisler, D ^a   Schmid, H M ^a   Thalmann, C ^a   Povel, H P ^a   Stenflo, J O ^a   Joos, F ^a   Feldt, M ^b   Lenzen, R ^b   Tinbergen, J ^c   Gratton, R ^d   Stuik, R ^e   Stam, D M ^f   Brandner, W ^b   Hippler, S ^b   Turatto, M ^d   Neuhauser R ^g   Dominik, C ^f   Hatzes, A ^h   Henning, Th ^b   Lima, J ⁱ   Quirrenbach, A ^e   Waters, L B F M ^f   Wuchterl, G ^g   Zinnecker, H ^j   more..

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^c ASTRON   (Netherlands)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g Astrophysical Institute Jena   (Germany)

^h THÜRINGER LANDESSTERNWARTE TAUTENBURG   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^j ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Exoplanet detection; Polarimetry

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLARIMETERS;

EXOPLANET DETECTION; INTEGRAL-FIELD UNIT (IFU); POLARIMETRIC SEARCH; POLARIZATION MODULATORS;

PLANETS;

EID: 10444238025     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.550366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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