Abstract
Nulling cancels out the light of a source by destructive interference between several beams, while coronagraphy is a much larger family of high dynamical range imaging techniques designed for single pupil telescopes. In this paper, nulling techniques and three different classes of coronagraphs are compared using criteria relevant to the detection of Earth-sized planets around nearby stars.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 263-271 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | EAS Publications Series |
| Volume | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Astronomy with High Contrast Imaging II: Instrumentation for Coronagraphy and Nulling Interferometry - Nice, France Duration: Oct 6 2003 → Oct 10 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- General Engineering
- Space and Planetary Science