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Zodiac II: Debris Disk Imaging PotentialZodiac II is a proposed coronagraph on a balloon-borne platform, for the purpose of observing debris disks around nearby stars. Zodiac II will have a 1.2-m diameter telescope mounted in a balloon-borne gondola capable of arcsecond quality pointing, and with the capability to make long-duration (several week) flights. Zodiac II will have a coronagraph able to make images of debris disks, meaning that its scattered light speckles will be at or below an average contrast level of about 10(exp -7) in three narrow (7 percent) bands centered on the V band, and one broad (20%) one at I band. We will discuss the potential science to be done with Zodiac II.
Document ID
20120001864
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Traub Wesley (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bryden, Geoff (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Stapelfeldt, Karl (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Chen, Pin (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Trauger, John (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
October 18, 2011
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.ABS.5548-2011
Report Number: GSFC.ABS.5548-2011
Meeting Information
Meeting: Signposts of Planets
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Country: United States
Start Date: October 18, 2011
End Date: October 20, 2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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