Exo-C: A probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph

Karl R. Stapelfeldt; Michael P. Brenner; Keith R. Warfield; Frank G. Dekens; Ruslan Belikov; Paul B. Brugarolas; Geoffrey Bryden; Kerri L. Cahoy; Supriya Chakrabarti; Serge Dubovitsky; Robert T. Effinger; Brian Hirsch; Andrew Kissil; John E. Krist; Jared J. Lang; Mark S. Marley; Michael W. McElwain; Victoria S. Meadows; Joel Nissen; Jeffrey M. Oseas; Eugene Serabyn; Eric Sunada; John T. Trauger; Stephen C. Unwin

doi:10.1117/12.2057115

Exo-C: A probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph

Karl R. Stapelfeldt, Michael P. Brenner, Keith R. Warfield, Frank G. Dekens, Ruslan Belikov, Paul B. Brugarolas, Geoffrey Bryden, Kerri L. Cahoy, Supriya Chakrabarti, Serge Dubovitsky, Robert T. Effinger, Brian Hirsch, Andrew Kissil, John E. Krist, Jared J. Lang, Mark S. Marley, Michael W. McElwain, Victoria S. Meadows, Joel Nissen, Jeffrey M. OseasEugene Serabyn, Eric Sunada, John T. Trauger, Stephen C. Unwin

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Abstract

"Exo-C" is NASA's first community study of a modest aperture space telescope designed for high contrast observations of exoplanetary systems. The mission will be capable of taking optical spectra of nearby exoplanets in reflected light, discover previously undetected planets, and imaging structure in a large sample of circumstellar disks. It will obtain unique science results on planets down to super-Earth sizes and serve as a technology pathfinder toward an eventual flagship-class mission to find and characterize habitable exoplanets. We present the mission/payload design and highlight steps to reduce mission cost/risk relative to previous mission concepts. At the study conclusion in 2015, NASA will evaluate it for potential development at the end of this decade.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
Subtitle of host publication	Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Editors	Jacobus M. Oschmann, Mark Clampin, Howard A. MacEwen, Giovanni G. Fazio
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057115
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jun 22 2014 → Jun 27 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9143
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Other

Other	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	6/22/14 → 6/27/14

Keywords

Exoplanets
High contrast imaging
Optical astronomy
Space mission concepts

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Stapelfeldt, K. R., Brenner, M. P., Warfield, K. R., Dekens, F. G., Belikov, R., Brugarolas, P. B., Bryden, G., Cahoy, K. L., Chakrabarti, S., Dubovitsky, S., Effinger, R. T., Hirsch, B., Kissil, A., Krist, J. E., Lang, J. J., Marley, M. S., McElwain, M. W., Meadows, V. S., Nissen, J., ... Unwin, S. C. (2014). Exo-C: A probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph. In J. M. Oschmann, M. Clampin, H. A. MacEwen, & G. G. Fazio (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave Article 91432K (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9143). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057115

Exo-C: A probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph. / Stapelfeldt, Karl R.; Brenner, Michael P.; Warfield, Keith R. et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave. ed. / Jacobus M. Oschmann; Mark Clampin; Howard A. MacEwen; Giovanni G. Fazio. SPIE, 2014. 91432K (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9143).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Stapelfeldt, KR, Brenner, MP, Warfield, KR, Dekens, FG, Belikov, R, Brugarolas, PB, Bryden, G, Cahoy, KL, Chakrabarti, S, Dubovitsky, S, Effinger, RT, Hirsch, B, Kissil, A, Krist, JE, Lang, JJ, Marley, MS, McElwain, MW, Meadows, VS, Nissen, J, Oseas, JM, Serabyn, E, Sunada, E, Trauger, JT & Unwin, SC 2014, Exo-C: A probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph. in JM Oschmann, M Clampin, HA MacEwen & GG Fazio (eds), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave., 91432K, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9143, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, Montreal, Canada, 6/22/14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057115

Stapelfeldt KR, Brenner MP, Warfield KR, Dekens FG, Belikov R, Brugarolas PB et al. Exo-C: A probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph. In Oschmann JM, Clampin M, MacEwen HA, Fazio GG, editors, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave. SPIE. 2014. 91432K. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2057115

Stapelfeldt, Karl R. ; Brenner, Michael P. ; Warfield, Keith R. et al. / Exo-C : A probe-scale space mission to directly image and spectroscopically characterize exoplanetary systems using an internal coronagraph. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave. editor / Jacobus M. Oschmann ; Mark Clampin ; Howard A. MacEwen ; Giovanni G. Fazio. SPIE, 2014. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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