Direct detection of terrestrial exoplanets: Comparing the potential for space and ground telescopes

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 539, 2003, Pages 221-230

  Angel, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; INFRARED IMAGING; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTONS; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WAVEFRONTS;

FOURIER AMPLITUDES; OPTICAL SENSITIVITY; STELLAR DIFFRACTION; TERRESTRIAL EXOPLANETS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 3142734522     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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