3 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
Dimpled scalar vortex coronagraph laboratory demonstration
Niyati Desai, Garreth Ruane, Susan Redmond +3
Achieving the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) goal of 10^-10 contrast at a separation of 3 /D across a 20% bandwidth requires coronagraph focal plane masks with both broadba…
astro-ph.IM2026
Model validation and tolerancing of scalar vortex masks in the High Contrast Imaging Testbed (HCIT) facility
Niyati Desai, Garreth Ruane, Daniel Shanks +3
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) mission will require coronagraphs capable of suppressing starlight at the contrast level to directly image exo-Earths. High c…
astro-ph.IM2025
A socio-demographic study of the exoplanet direct imaging community II
Lucie Leboulleux, Niyati Desai, Daniel Echeverri +9
Recognizing and addressing under-representation, exclusion, and problematic behavior within astronomy and astrophysics is crucial. In 2019, a survey was conducted at the Spirit of…