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Nulling Interferometers for Space-based High-Contrast Visible Imaging and Measurement of Exoplanetary Environments

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High-contrast astronomical imaging has progressed significantly in the past decade. Many of these techniques have been laboratory demonstrated to perform at contrast levels adequate for the detection of Solar System-like planets and dust around nearby stars. None of them, however, have been demonstrated in space. The state of the art in high-contrast imaging systems that have been built for space-based observation, the environment best suited for spectroscopic study of exo-Earths, is the nulling interferometer that was flown on the Planetary Imaging Concept Testbed Using a Rocket Experiment (PICTURE). The PICTURE nulling interferometer, built from multiple optical elements, relies on the incorporation of additional dispersive components in order to deliver the broadband performance preferred for faint object imaging. These elements add to the cost, complexity, and misalignment risk of the instrument.

The Monolithic Achromatic Nulling Interference Coronagraph (MANIC) Brian Hicks describe in this thesis the first optic of its kind. He has taken the multiple optical element concept described in earlier works from theory to a flyable monolithic optic. Brian has advanced the state of the art in nulling interferometers by improving optical stability and robustness. Following application of the fabrication method described in this work, the design of MANIC also allows for broader band performance at higher contrast than that achieved with the PICTURE nulling interferometer.

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1408000423	EB0001040	522.8 Hic n	Central Library (OPAC)	Available

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Series Title

Springer Theses

Call Number

522.8 Hic n

Publisher

New York : Springer New York, NY., 2013

Collation

xiv, 127p.: Ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4614-8211-6

Classification

522.8

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

Imaging systems in astronomy

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