Use of the moon and the large space telescope as an extrasolar planet detection systemRoman (1959), Spitzer (1962), and Huang (1973) have discussed photometric detection of extrasolar planets using a 3-m space telescope such as the Large Space Telescope (LST). A space telescope could be an extrasolar planet detection system if used in conjunction with an occulter placed 10,000 km in front of the telescope. The occulter would reduce the amount of light received from the star under observation. For a semi-infinite plane occulter 10,000 km in front of the telescope, Spitzer and Huang's results indicate that a Jupiter-like planet would be observed with a signal/noise of 1.00, for observations at 0.4 micron using a 3-m telescope like the LST.
Document ID
19740054727
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Matloff, G. L. (New York, Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States)
Fennelly, A. J. (New York Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn; Yeshiva University New York, N.Y., United States)