Diffraction effects on very large space instruments: a detailed analysis to solar coronagraphy

Fabio Frassetto; Giampiero Naletto

doi:10.1117/12.620292

18 August 2005 Diffraction effects on very large space instruments: a detailed analysis to solar coronagraphy

Fabio Frassetto, Giampiero Naletto

Proceedings Volume 5901, Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation; 59011C (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620292
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Recent possibility of building clusters of micro-satellites have increased the interest on extremely large space instruments. Since this growing is not merely a change of scale, performance of these new instruments has to be critically re-analyzed under this new perspective. As an example, diffraction effects can lead to new levels of signal-to-noise ratio, greatly increasing the possible performance of classical optical instruments. In this work we have analyzed the diffraction behavior of an opaque disc acting as external occulter in a space solar coronagraph. Since the occulter can be set at great distance from the telescope, improvements on signal-to-noise ratio are obtained. Moreover, this analysis can lead to a determination of a potential apodization function for the occulter.

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Fabio Frassetto and Giampiero Naletto "Diffraction effects on very large space instruments: a detailed analysis to solar coronagraphy", Proc. SPIE 5901, Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation, 59011C (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620292

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