6 papers
Pixel-Level Calibration for Space-Based High Precision Astrometry Using Young's Fringes
Hugo Rousset, Eric Thiébaut, Eric Thiébaut +12
The detection of Earth-like exoplanets via astrometry necessitates centroiding precision at the 0.3 as level, thereby imposing stringent constraints on the focal plane geometry…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…