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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…
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…
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…
Enhancing the performance and capabilities of the MIRI instrument on JWST
S. Kendrew, M. Engesser, K. Rowlands +23
MIRI, the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, is the only instrument sensitive to wavelengths longward of 5 um on the observatory. In this regime, MIRI bring…
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…
JWST Spectra Indicate a Large Mass of Postshock Dust Formed by SN 2010jl
Nathan Smith, Melissa Shahbandeh, Ori D. Fox +22
We present new JWST mid-IR spectra and ground-based optical spectra of the lingering source at the position of SN 2010jl, which was a relatively nearby superluminous Type IIn super…
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…
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…
Very Late-Time JWST and Keck Spectra of the Oxygen-Rich Supernova 1995N
Geoffrey C. Clayton, R. Wesson, Ori D. Fox +43
We present new {\it JWST}/MIRI MRS and Keck spectra of SN 1995N obtained in 2022--2023, more than 10,000 days after the supernova (SN) explosion. These spectra are among the latest…
A parameter scan of dark zone maintenance for high-contrast imaging of exoplanets using theoretical and experimental implementations
Saikrishna Manojkumar, Christine L. Page, Leonid Pogorelyuk +14
Maintaining wavefront stability while directly imaging exoplanets over long exposure times is an ongoing problem in the field of high-contrast imaging. Robust and efficient high-or…
JWST/MIRI Observations of Newly Formed Dust in the Cold, Dense Shell of the Type IIn SN 2005ip
Melissa Shahbandeh, Ori D. Fox, Tea Temim +42
Dust from core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe), specifically Type IIP SNe, has been suggested to be a significant source of the dust observed in high-redshift galaxies. CCSNe eject lar…
High-contrast imager for complex aperture telescopes (HiCAT): 8. Dark zone demonstration with simultaneous closed-loop low-order wavefront sensing and control
Rémi Soummer, Emiel H. Por, Raphaël Pourcelot +27
We present recent laboratory results demonstrating high-contrast coronagraphy for the future space-based large IR/Optical/Ultraviolet telescope recommended by the Decadal Survey. T…
High-contrast imager for complex aperture telescopes (HiCAT): 11. System-level demonstration of the Apodized Pupil Lyot Coronagraph with a segmented aperture in air
Rémi Soummer, Raphaël Pourcelot, Emiel H. Por +16
We present the final results of the Apodized Pupil Lyot Coronagraph (APLC) on the High-contrast imager for Complex Aperture Telescopes (HiCAT) testbed, under NASA's Strategic Astro…
Mid-order wavefront control for exoplanet imaging: preliminary characterization of the segmented deformable mirror and Zernike wavefront sensor on HiCAT
B. Buralli, M. N'Diaye, R. Pourcelot +13
We study a mid-order wavefront sensor (MOWFS) to address fine cophasing errors in exoplanet imaging with future large segmented aperture space telescopes. Observing Earth analogs a…
APLC-Optimization: an apodized pupil Lyot coronagraph design survey toolkit
Bryony F. Nickson, Emiel H. Por, Meiji M. Nguyen +9
We present a publicly available software package developed for exploring apodized pupil Lyot coronagraph (APLC) solutions for various telescope architectures. In particular, the pa…
GPI 2.0: Optical Designs for the Upgrade of the Gemini Planet Imager Coronagraphic system
Meiji M. Nguyen, Bryony F. Nickson, Emiel H. Por +7
The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) is an integral field spectrograph (IFS) and coronagraph that is one of the few current generation instruments optimized for high-contrast direct imag…
JWST/NIRCam Coronagraphy: Commissioning and First On-Sky Results
Julien H. Girard, Jarron Leisenring, Jens Kammerer +53
In a cold and stable space environment, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or "Webb") reaches unprecedented sensitivities at wavelengths beyond 2 microns, serving most fields of…
JWST/MIRI coronagraphic performances as measured on-sky
A. Boccaletti, C. Cossou, P. Baudoz +16
Characterization of directly imaged exoplanets is one of the most eagerly anticipated science functions of the James Webb Space Telescope. MIRI, the mid-IR instrument has the capab…
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…