Science simulations for the New Worlds Observer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5905, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-9

  Schindhelm, Eric ^a   Cash, Webster ^a   Seager, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Coronograph; Extrasolar planets

Indexed keywords

APODIZED OCCULTOR; ASTROBIOLOGY; CORONOGRAPH; EXTRASOLAR PLANETS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICS; PLANETS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT; TELESCOPES;

OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 29844450941     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.617478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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