Persistent Identifier
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hdl:2014/40758 |
Publication Date
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2004-06-20 |
Title
| Design and performance of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph |
Author
| White, Mary L. (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Shaklan, Stuart (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Lisman, P. Doulas (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Ho, Timothy (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Mouroulis, Pantazis (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Basinger, Scott (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Ledeboer, Bill (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Kwack, Eug (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Kissil, Andy (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Mosier, Gary (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Liu, Alice (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Bowers, Chuck (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Blaurock, Carl (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.)
Cafferty, Terry (Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004.) |
Point of Contact
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Description
| Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph, one of two potential architectures, is described. The telescope is designed to make a visible wavelength survey of the habitable zones of at least thirty stars in search of earth-like planets. The preliminary system requirements, optical parameters, mechanical and thermal design, operations scenario and predicted performance is presented. The 6-meter aperture telescope has a monolithic primary mirror, which along with the secondary tower, are being designed to meet the stringent optical tolerances of the planet-finding mission. Performance predictions include dynamic and thermal finite element analysis of the telescope optics and structure, which are used to make predictions of the optical performance of the system |
Subject
| Other |
Production Date
| 2004-06-20 |