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Technological maturation of a Gigapixels Astrometry instrument for the Habitable World Observatory.
Florence Ardellier-Desages, Jer{ô}me Amiaux, J{é}r{ô}me Bobin +12
This paper presents the development strategy for HWO-AGATE (Accurate Guiding and Astrometry Targeting Exoearths), a high-precision relative astrometry instrument concept designed f…
Upgrading LBTI/NOMIC with a quadruple annular groove phase mask and GeoSnap detector for imaging nearby, habitable-zone exoplanets
Kevin Wagner, Manny Montoya, Steve Ertel +32
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI)'s Nulling-Optimized Mid-Infrared Camera (NOMIC) is among the most capable thermal-infrared imaging systems available for high-co…
The IRT Telescope on board the THESEUS mission
Diego Gotz, Aline Meuris, Eric Doumayrou +28
We present the Infra-Red Telescope (IRT), which is part of the payload of the THESEUS mission, one on the three phase A candidate missions for the M7 slot of ESA (launch date 2037)…
System Analysis for a high-precision high-accuracy Astrometric instrument for HWO
Jérôme Amiaux, Fabien Malbet, Florence Ardellier-Desages +20
This study presents a comprehensive system analysis for an instrument onboard the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), designed for high-precision, high-accuracy differential astrom…
Very High Precision Astrometry for Exoplanets and Dark Matter with the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Fabien Malbet, J. Amiaux, F. Ardellier-Desages +19
Astrometry, one of the oldest branches of astronomy, has been revolutionized by missions like Hipparcos and especially Gaia, which mapped billions of stars with extraordinary preci…
MIRAC-5 on the MMT with MAPS: annular groove phase mask N-band coronagraphic upgrade
Alyssa L. Miller, Jarron Leisenring, Michael Meyer +15
We describe the coronagraphic upgrade underway for the Mid-Infrared Array Camera-5 (MIRAC-5) to be used with the 6.5-m MMT telescope utilizing the new MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet…
Testing the 10 spectrograph units for DESI: approach and results
S. Perruchot, P. -E. Blanc, J. Guy +34
The recently commissioned Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will measure the expansion history of the Universe using the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation technique. The spectr…
The DESI Experiment Part II: Instrument Design
DESI Collaboration, Amir Aghamousa, Jessica Aguilar +290
DESI (Dark Energy Spectropic Instrument) is a Stage IV ground-based dark energy experiment that will study baryon acoustic oscillations and the growth of structure through redshift…
The DESI Experiment Part I: Science,Targeting, and Survey Design
DESI Collaboration, Amir Aghamousa, Jessica Aguilar +290
DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) is a Stage IV ground-based dark energy experiment that will study baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) and the growth of structure through…
The Mid-Infrared Instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope, III: MIRIM, The MIRI Imager
P. Bouchet, M. Garcia-Marin, P. -O. Lagage +34
In this article, we describe the MIRI Imager module (MIRIM), which provides broad-band imaging in the 5 - 27 microns wavelength range for the James Webb Space Telescope. The imager…
SPICES: Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging and Characterization of Exoplanetary Systems
Anthony Boccaletti, Jean Schneider, Wes Traub +28
SPICES (Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging and Characterization of Exoplanetary Systems) is a five-year M-class mission proposed to ESA Cosmic Vision. Its purpose is to image and charact…
Optical performance of the JWST MIRI flight model: characterization of the point spread function at high-resolution
P. Guillard, T. Rodet, S. Ronayette +16
The Mid Infra Red Instrument (MIRI) is one of the four instruments onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), providing imaging, coronagraphy and spectroscopy over the 5-28 mic…
In-flight calibration of the Herschel-SPIRE instrument
B. M. Swinyard, P. Ade, J-P. Baluteau +55
SPIRE, the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver, is the Herschel Space Observatory's submillimetre camera and spectrometer. It contains a three-band imaging photometer operati…