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astro-ph.IM2023

The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning

Jane Rigby, Marshall Perrin, Michael McElwain +623

This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize the performanc…

astro-ph.IM2012

The search for habitable worlds: 1. The viability of a starshade mission

Margaret C. Turnbull, Tiffany Glassman, Aki Roberge +6

As part of NASA's mission to explore habitable planets orbiting nearby stars, this paper explores the detection and characterization capabilities of a 4-m space telescope plus 50-m…

astro-ph2007

Externally Occulted Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph: Simulations and Sensitivities

Richard G. Lyon, Sally Heap, Amy Lo +5

A multitude of coronagraphic techniques for the space-based direct detection and characterization of exo-solar terrestrial planets are actively being pursued by the astronomical co…

astro-ph.SR2010

Stellar Imager (SI): developing and testing a predictive dynamo model for the Sun by imaging other stars

Kenneth G. Carpenter, Carolus J. Schrijver, Margarita Karovska +39

The Stellar Imager mission concept is a space-based UV/Optical interferometer designed to resolve surface magnetic activity and subsurface structure and flows of a population of Su…

astro-ph.IM2009

Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST): A Technology Roadmap for the Next Decade

Marc Postman, Vic Argabright, Bill Arnold +65

The Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) is a set of mission concepts for the next generation of UVOIR space observatory with a primary aperture diameter in…