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20222026
most cited14-m aperture deployable off-axis far-IR space telescope design for SALTUS observatory

3 citations · 9 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 11. Modeling and correction of chromatic aberrations

Kyle Van Gorkom, Ramya M. Anche, Saraswathi Kalyani Subramanian +12

The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB) is a high contrast imaging testbed designed to demonstrate starlight suppression techniques at visible wavelengths in a space-like vacuu…

astro-ph.IM2026

Testing of machine learning wavefront sensing algorithms on the Tiny Observatory for Telescope Optimization (TOTO) testbed

Sanchit Sabhlok, Solvay A. Blomquist, Maggie Y +16

Phase retrieval techniques are utilized to correct low order wavefront aberrations originating from misalignments of the optical system in space based telescope concepts. Tradition…

astro-ph.IM2026

Laser-based metrology systems vs wavefront sensing techniques: a comparative overview between the Large Binocular Telescope and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory for the telescope alignment and collimation tracking

Luca Rosignoli, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Sandrine J. Thomas +26

This work presents a comparative overview of the collimation and alignment strategies employed by two leading 8m-class facilities: the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) and the Vera…

astro-ph.IM2026

The Lazuli Space Observatory: Architecture & Capabilities

Arpita Roy, Stuart Feldman, Pete Klupar +51

The Lazuli Space Observatory is a 3-meter aperture astronomical facility designed for rapid-response observations and precision astrophysics across visible to near-infrared wavelen…

astro-ph.IM2025

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 8. end-to-end numerical modeling of the testbed to estimate the contrast limits

Ramya M Anche, Kyle Van Gorkom, Kian Milani +9

The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB) at the University of Arizona is a high-contrast imaging testbed designed to operate in a vacuum to obtain a contrast better than 1e-8 in…

astro-ph.IM2024

Alignment of three mirror anastigmat telescopes using a multilayered stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm

Solvay Blomquist, Heejoo Choi, Hyukmo Kang +4

When a telescope doesn't reach a reasonable point spread function on the detector or detectable wavefront quality after initial assembly, a coarse phase alignment on-sky is crucial…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB): 4. vacuum performance of a high contrast imaging testbed

Kyle Van Gorkom, Ewan S Douglas, Kian Milani +8

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB) is a high-contrast imaging testbed built to demonstrate starlight suppression techniques at visible wavelengths in a space-like vacuum e…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 3 cited

14-m aperture deployable off-axis far-IR space telescope design for SALTUS observatory

Daewook Kim, Youngsik Kim, Heejoo Choi +5

The Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies (SALTUS) is a deployable space telescope designed to provide the astrophysics community with an extremely large far-infrare…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 2 cited

Approaches to developing tolerance and error budget for active three mirror anastigmat space telescopes

Heejoo Choi, Young-Sik Kim, Hyukmo Kang +6

The size of the optics used in observatories is often limited by fabrication, metrology, and handling technology, but having a large primary mirror provides significant benefits fo…

astro-ph.IM2023

Integrated modeling of wavefront sensing and control for space telescopes utilizing active and adaptive optics

Kevin Z. Derby, Kian Milani, Solvay Blomquist +9

Extreme wavefront correction is required for coronagraphs on future space telescopes to reach 1e-8 or better starlight suppression for the direct imaging and characterization of ex…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 1 cited

Compact Three Mirror Anastigmat Space Telescope Design using 6.5m Monolithic Primary Mirror

Daewook Kim, Heejoo Choi, Ewan S. Douglas

The utilization of a 6.5m monolithic primary mirror in a compact three-mirror anastigmat (TMA) telescope design offers unprecedented capabilities to accommodate various next genera…

astro-ph.IM2023

Analysis of active optics correction for a large honeycomb mirror

Solvay Blomquist, Hubert Martin, Hyukmo Kang +5

In the development of space-based large telescope systems, having the capability to perform active optics correction allows correcting wavefront aberrations caused by thermal pertu…

astro-ph.IM2022

The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB): 2. wavefront sensing and control in a vacuum-compatible coronagraph testbed for spaceborne high-contrast imaging technology

Kyle Van Gorkom, Ewan S. Douglas, Jaren N. Ashcraft +9

The 2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics endorsed space-based high contrast imaging for the detection and characterization of habitable exoplanets as a key priority fo…

astro-ph.IM2022

The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 1. Design and Assembly of a Vacuum-compatible Coronagraph Testbed for Spaceborne High-Contrast Imaging Technology

Jaren N. Ashcraft, Heejoo Choi, Ewan S. Douglas +14

The development of spaceborne coronagraphic technology is of paramount importance to the detection of habitable exoplanets in visible light. In space, coronagraphs are able to bypa…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 2 cited

Optical Design of the Orbiting Astronomical Satellite for Investigating Stellar Systems (OASIS)

Siddhartha Sirsi, Yuzuru Takashima, Arthur Palisoc +4

The Orbiting Astronomical Satellite for Investigating Stellar Systems (OASIS) is a proposed space telescope with a 14 m inflatable primary reflector that will perform high spectral…