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20192024
most citedChasing rainbows and ocean glints: Inner working angle constraints for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

38 citations · 106 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

astro-ph.IM2024

Innovative SiC ultraviolet instrumentation development with potential applications for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Prabal Saxena, Zeynep Dilli, Peter Snapp +27

In this paper, we detail recent and current work that is being carried out to fabricate and advance novel SiC UV instrumentation that is aimed at enabling more sensitive measuremen…

astro-ph.IM2024

Current laboratory performance of starlight suppression systems, and potential pathways to desired Habitable Worlds Observatory exoplanet science capabilities

Bertrand Mennesson, Ruslan Belikov, Emiel Por +34

We summarize the current best polychromatic (10 to 20 % bandwidth) contrast performance demonstrated in the laboratory by different starlight suppression approaches and systems des…

astro-ph.EP2023

Mitigating Worst-Case Exozodiacal Dust Structure in High-contrast Images of Earth-like Exoplanets

Miles H. Currie, Christopher C. Stark, Jens Kammerer +2

Detecting Earth-like exoplanets in direct images of nearby Sun-like systems brings a unique set of challenges that must be addressed in the early phases of designing a space-based…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 2 cited

Integrated photonic-based coronagraphic systems for future space telescopes

Niyati Desai, Lorenzo König, Emiel Por +38

The detection and characterization of Earth-like exoplanets around Sun-like stars is a primary science motivation for the Habitable Worlds Observatory. However, the current best te…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 1 cited

Visible extreme adaptive optics on extremely large telescopes: Towards detecting oxygen in Proxima Centauri b and analogs

J. Fowler, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert, Maaike A. M. van Kooten +38

Looking to the future of exo-Earth imaging from the ground, core technology developments are required in visible extreme adaptive optics (ExAO) to enable the observation of atmosph…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 38 cited

Chasing rainbows and ocean glints: Inner working angle constraints for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Sophia R. Vaughan, Timothy D. Gebhard, Kimberly Bott +41

NASA is engaged in planning for a Habitable Worlds Observatory (HabWorlds), a coronagraphic space mission to detect rocky planets in habitable zones and establish their habitabilit…