Science yield estimation for AFTA coronagraphs

Wesley A. Traub; Ruslan Belikov; Olivier Guyon; N. Jeremy Kasdin; John Krist; Bruce Macintosh; Bertrand Mennesson; Dmitry Savransky; Michael Shao; Eugene Serabyn; John Trauger

doi:10.1117/12.2054834

2 August 2014 Science yield estimation for AFTA coronagraphs

Wesley A. Traub, Ruslan Belikov, Olivier Guyon, N. Jeremy Kasdin, John Krist, Bruce Macintosh, Bertrand Mennesson, Dmitry Savransky, Michael Shao, Eugene Serabyn, John Trauger

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Proceedings Volume 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 91430N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054834
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

We describe the algorithms and results of an estimation of the science yield for five candidate coronagraph designs for the WFIRST-AFTA space mission. The targets considered are of three types, known radial-velocity planets, expected but as yet undiscovered exoplanets, and debris disks, all around nearby stars. The results of the original estimation are given, as well as those from subsequently updated designs that take advantage of experience from the initial estimates.

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Wesley A. Traub, Ruslan Belikov, Olivier Guyon, N. Jeremy Kasdin, John Krist, Bruce Macintosh, Bertrand Mennesson, Dmitry Savransky, Michael Shao, Eugene Serabyn, and John Trauger "Science yield estimation for AFTA coronagraphs", Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91430N (2 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054834

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