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most citedJWST-TST High Contrast: Living on the Wedge, or, NIRCam Bar Coronagraphy Reveals CO in the HR 8799 and 51 Eri Exoplanets' Atmospheres

22 citations · 28 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

astro-ph.IM2026

Simulation tools for realistic high-order wavefront correction with the Roman Coronagraph

A. Lau, A. J. Riggs, S. F. Redmond +9

The Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument (Roman CGI) will demonstrate high-contrast imaging from space using coronagraphic masks, deformable mirrors, and high-order wavefro…

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

astro-ph.IM2026

First high-contrast results on THD2 testbed after infrastructure upgrade

Iva Laginja, Pierre Baudoz, Rémi Soummer +17

We present the first scientific results delivered by the upgraded THD2 high-contrast imaging testbed. We report two advances enabled by its improved stability and broadband perform…

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST-TST High Contrast: First Direct Spectroscopy of GJ 504 b reveals Clouds and Possible Metal Enrichment

Aneesh Baburaj, Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Marshall Perrin +27

Characterizing the coldest directly imaged companions through direct spectroscopy has only recently become possible with the James Webb Space Telescope. We present moderate-resolut…

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST-TST High Contrast: Medium-resolution spectroscopy reveals a carbon-rich circumplanetary disk around the young accreting exoplanet Delorme 1 AB b

Mathilde Mâlin, Kimberly Ward-Duong, Sierra L. Grant +21

Young accreting planetary-mass objects are thought to draw material from a circumplanetary disk (CPD) composed of gas and dust. While the gas within the disk is expected to dispers…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

HD 143811 AB b: A Directly Imaged Planet Orbiting a Spectroscopic Binary in Sco-Cen

Nathalie K. Jones, Jason J. Wang, Eric L. Nielsen +51

We present confirmation of HD 143811 AB b, a substellar companion to spectroscopic binary HD 143811 AB through direct imaging with the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) and Keck NIRC2. HD…

astro-ph.EP2025

Characterization of the Host Binary of the Directly Imaged Exoplanet HD 143811 AB b

Anne E. Peck, William Roberson, Eric L. Nielsen +50

HD~143811~AB is the host star to the directly imaged planet HD~143811~AB~b, which was recently discovered using data from the Gemini Planet Imager and Keck NIRC2. A member of the S…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 22 cited

JWST-TST High Contrast: Living on the Wedge, or, NIRCam Bar Coronagraphy Reveals CO in the HR 8799 and 51 Eri Exoplanets' Atmospheres

William O. Balmer, Jens Kammerer, Laurent Pueyo +19

High-contrast observations with JWST can reveal key composition and vertical mixing dependent absorption features in the spectra of directly imaged planets across the 3-5 m wave…

astro-ph.IM2025

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…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2024

ESCAPE project: testing active observing strategies for high-contrast imaging in space on the HiCAT testbed

Alexis Lau, Élodie Choquet, Lisa Altinier +6

The Roman Space Telescope will be a critical mission to demonstrate high-contrast imaging technologies allowing for the characterisation of exoplanets in reflected light. It will d…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

Simulated performance of energy-resolving detectors towards exoplanet imaging with the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Sarah Steiger, Laurent Pueyo, Emiel H. Por +5

One of the primary science goals of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) as defined by the Astro2020 decadal survey is the imaging of the first Earth-like planet around a Sun-lik…

astro-ph.IM2024

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…