A Mid-Infrared Nuller for Terrestrial Planet Finder: Design, Progress and Results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5170, Issue , 2003, Pages 144-154

  Martin, S R ^a   Gappinger, R O ^a   Loya, F M ^a   Mennesson, B P ^a   Crawford, S L ^a   Serabyn, E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exo planets; Exo zodiacal dust; Interferometry; Nulling

Indexed keywords

MID-INFRARED NULLER; NULLING; STARS; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER (TPF);

BANDWIDTH; DUST; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PLANETS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 2342450079     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.521312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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