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Status of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer (TPF-I)The interferometric version of the Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF-I) has the potential to find and characterize earth-sized planets in the habitable zones of over 250 nearby stars and to search for life using biomarkers in the atmospheres of any planets found. The scientific case for such a mission continues to be strengthened by on-going progress in the detection of planets via indirect means. This paper summarizes the status of TPF-I, illustrative scientific requirements for the mission, and its enabling technologies.
Document ID
20060051533
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/39781
Authors
Beichman, Charles (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lawson, Peter (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lay, Oliver (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ahmed, Asif (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Unwin, Steve (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Johnston, K. (Naval Observatory Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, Orlando, Florida
Location: Orlando, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: May 24, 2006
End Date: May 30, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF)
formation flying
nulling
infrared
interferometry
planets

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