Stray light estimates for the TPF formation flying interferometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5526, Issue , 2004, Pages 249-256

  Noecker, Charley ^a   Wei, Zongying ^a   Decino, Jim ^a  

^a BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Astronomy; Formation flying; Infrared; Stray light

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR TELESCOPES; FORMATION FLYING; TARGET STAR; THERMAL SHADES;

ASTRONOMY; EARTH (PLANET); INFRARED RADIATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SPACECRAFT; STRAY LIGHT; TELESCOPES;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 13444256395     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.593647     Document Type: Conference Paper

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