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most citedMetrology calibration and very high accuracy centroiding with the NEAT testbed

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astro-ph.IM2026

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…

physics.optics2026

Setup and performance of focal-plane characterization benches for high precision astrometry

Fabrice Pancher, Sebastien Soler, Fabien Malbet +7

Detecting Earth-like exoplanets requires micro-arcsecond astrometry, which relies on a precisely calibrated focal plane equipped with high-resolution detectors. Accurate calibratio…

astro-ph.IM2026

Calibrations for high precision differential astrometry onboard Theia and HWO

Manon Lizzana, Fabien Malbet, Hugo Rousset +3

Future space astrometry missions such as Theia and an astrometric mode of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) require detector calibration and instrumental characterization at a…

astro-ph.IM2026

Pixel-Level Calibration for Space-Based High Precision Astrometry Using Young's Fringes

Hugo Rousset, Eric Thiébaut, Chloé Rey +8

The detection of Earth-like exoplanets via astrometry necessitates centroiding precision at the 0.3 microarcsec level, thereby imposing stringent constraints on the focal plane geo…

astro-ph.IM2025

Transformational astrophysics and exoplanet science with Habitable Worlds Observatory's High Resolution Imager

Vincent Van Eylen, Richard Massey, Saeeda Awan +167

Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will be NASA's flagship space telescope of the 2040s, designed to search for life on other planets and to transform broad areas of astrophysics.…

astro-ph.IM2025

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…

astro-ph.IM2025

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…

astro-ph.IM2025

Experimental tests of the calibration of high precision differential astrometry for HWO

Manon Lizzana, Fabien Malbet, Alain Leger +7

Many different scientific applications require sub-micro arcsecond precision astrometry, including researching rocky exoplanets in the vicinity of the Sun and studying dark matter.…

astro-ph.IM2024

Experimental tests of the calibration of high precision differential astrometry for exoplanets

Manon Lizzana, Fabien Malbet, Pierre Kern +4

High precision differential Astrometry is the branch of astronomy that evaluates the relative position, distance and motion of celestial objects with respect to the stars present i…

astro-ph.EP2024

High Precision Astrometry Science in the Context of Space Mission Prospectives

Fabien Malbet, Gary A. Mamon, Lucas Labadie +5

Astrometry is one of the oldest branches of astronomy which measures the position, the proper motion and parallax of celestial objects. Following the Hipparcos and Gaia missions th…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

Challenges in focal plane and telescope calibration for High-Precision Space Astrometry

F. Malbet, M. Lizzana, F. Pancher +10

With sub-microarcsecond angular accuracy, the \theia telescope will be capable of revealing the architectures of nearby exoplanetary systems down to the mass of Earth. This researc…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 1 cited

The latest results from DICE (Detector Interferometric Calibration Experiment)

A. Crouzier, F. Malbet, F. Henault +23

Theia is an astrometric mission proposed to ESA in 2014 for which one of the scientific objectives is detecting Earth-like exoplanets in the habitable zone of nearby solar-type sta…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 3 cited

Metrology calibration and very high accuracy centroiding with the NEAT testbed

A. Crouzier, F. Malbet, O. Preis +19

NEAT is an astrometric mission proposed to ESA with the objectives of detecting Earth-like exoplanets in the habitable zone of nearby solar-type stars. NEAT requires the capability…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 1 cited

An experimental testbed for NEAT to demonstrate micro-pixel accuracy

A. Crouzier, F. Malbet, O. Preis +10

NEAT is an astrometric mission proposed to ESA with the objectives of detecting Earth-like exoplanets in the habitable zone of nearby solar-type stars. In NEAT, one fundamental asp…