TPF-Emma: Concept study of a planet finding space interferometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6693, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Martin, Stefan R ^a   Scharf, Daniel ^a   Wirz, Richard ^a   Lay, Oliver ^a   McKinstry, David ^a   Mennesson, Bertrand ^a   Purcell, George ^a   Rodriguez, Jose ^a   Scherr, Laurence ^a   Smith, James R ^a   Wayne, Leonard ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exoplanets; Stellar interferometry; TPF

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; INTERFEROMETRY; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE TELESCOPES; STARS;

STELLAR INTERFEROMETRY; TELESCOPE SPACECRAFT;

PLANETS;

EID: 42149150530     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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