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Modal estimation of high-order wavefront drifts on coronagraphic testbeds for high-contrast direct imaging of exoplanets

Saikrishna Manojkumar, Susan F. Redmond, Leonid Pogorelyuk +13

Long-term wavefront stability will be critical for the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory which aims to directly image exo-Earths. Mechanical and thermal instabilities induce sl…

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JWST telemetry combined with active coronagraphy: raw contrast predictions for exoplanet imaging with the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Raphaël Pourcelot, Laurent A. Pueyo, Emiel H. Por +6

We provide a quantification of the technological gap between the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) for the goal of exo-Earth imaging arou…

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Tradeoff between segment density and IWA for high-contrast imaging of exoplanets with a large segmented space mission

Lucie Leboulleux, Raphaël Pourcelot, Laurent Pueyo +1

Imaging Earth-like exoplanets with coronagraphs on future large segmented space telescopes such as the Habitable Worlds Observatory requires contrasts down to at separat…

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Calibration of MEMS DM actuator gains using a Zernike wavefront sensor on the HiCAT testbed and implications for Habitable Worlds Observatory operations

Sarah Steiger, Raphaël Pourcelot, Rémi Soummer +4

Deformable mirrors (DMs) are a key component of coronagraph instruments performing adaptive optics on the ground, and for future space observatories such as HWO and Roman CGI. Here…

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Segment-level thermal sensitivity analysis for exo-Earth coronagraphy with segmented space telescopes

Ananya Sahoo, Laurent Pueyo, Iva Laginja +5

Direct imaging and characterization of Earth-like planets require ultra-stable wavefronts to achieve a starlight suppression level of 100 parts per trillion (ppt) in the coronagrap…

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Enhanced wavefront sensing for the Roman Coronagraph Instrument: Gaussian probes and compact model validation

Lukas Delaye, Iva Laginja, Pierre Baudoz +10

The Coronagraph Instrument on the Roman Space Telescope will be the first space-based system to demonstrate closed-loop focal-plane wavefront sensing and control, a key step toward…

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CATKit2-HCI: a collaborative framework for advancing high-contrast coronagraph testbeds

Rémi Soummer, Iva Laginja, Emiel H. Por +19

High-contrast exoplanet imaging requires dedicated laboratory testbeds for the development and validation of coronagraph architectures, wavefront sensing and control methods, calib…

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Impact of segmented deformable mirrors on high-contrast testbeds for exoplanet imaging with future large space telescopes: contrast stability assessment on the HiCAT bench

Benjamin Buralli, Mamadou N'Diaye, Raphaël Pourcelot +13

We investigate the stability of a segmented deformable mirror (DM) on high-contrast testbeds and its impact on the images produced with coronagraphs. Segmented apertures are promis…

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PEEPSS: Photonic-Enabled ExoPlanet Spectroscopic Sensor for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Genevieve Markees, Stephen S. Eikenberry, Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa +5

The next few years will be critical for technology development for Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) in its mission to search for and characterize extrasolar planets. To achieve i…