2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Shedding Light on Large Space-Based Telescopes: Modeling Stray Light due to Primary Mirror Damage from Micrometeoroid Impacts
Megan T. Gialluca, Jonathan W. Arenberg, Chris Stark +5
A large space-based telescope aimed at detecting and characterizing the atmospheres of Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars will require unprecedented contrast and stability.…
astro-ph.IM2025
Genesis of the James Webb Space Telescope Architecture: The Designers' Story
Pierre Y. Bely, Garth D. Illingworth, Jonathan W. Arenberg +15
The James Webb Space Telescope, launched in 2021, is an infrared observatory of novel design: deployable, with active optics, fully open to space for radiative cooling and orbiting…