The terrestrial Planet Finder-Occulter (TPF-O) science program

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6687, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Heap, Sara R ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exoplanet spectra; Occulter; Science program; Terrestrial planet finder; TPF O

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY; STARS;

EXOPLANET SPECTRA; OCCULTERS; SCIENCE PROGRAM; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDERS;

PLANETS;

EID: 42149178748     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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