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Mission Studies for the Terrestrial Planet Finder - Occulter (TPF-O)The 2000 decadal survey committee recommended a planet-finding telescope (TPF) capable of detecting and characterizing terrestrial planets orbiting nearby stars and of carrying out "revolutionary" astrophysics research. In response, we have carried out mission studies for TPF-O, a promising version of TPF that makes use of a "regular" telescope plus a free-flying occulter that blocks light from the target star while leaving planet light unattenuated. Our mission studies include design reference missions to carry out both planetary and general-astrophysics research. We will report on the results of these studies and describe their implications for the flight system and ground system.
Document ID
20070032103
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Heap, S.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Lindler, D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Lo, A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
August 30, 2007
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 26, 2007
End Date: August 30, 2007
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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