SIM planetquest science & technology: A status report

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6693, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Edberg, Stephen J ^a   Laskin, Robert A ^a   Marr IV, James C ^a   Unwin, Stephen C ^a   Shao, Michael ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrometry; Astrophysics; Optical inteferometry; Planet search

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INTERFEROMETRY; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ASTROMETRY; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY; PLANET SEARCH;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 42149108151     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.732728     Document Type: Conference Paper

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