@inproceedings{39b1093753714c9ebfc76a9d2dcf711d,
title = "Results of the astrometry and direct imaging testbed for exoplanet detection",
abstract = "Measuring masses of long-period planets around F, G, and K stars is necessary to characterize exoplanets and assess their habitability. Imaging stellar astrometry offers a unique opportunity to solve radial velocity system inclination ambiguity and determine exoplanet masses. The main limiting factor in sparse-field astrometry, besides photon noise, is the non-systematic dynamic distortions that arise from perturbations in the optical train. Even space optics suffer from dynamic distortions in the optical system at the sub-μas level. To overcome this limitation we propose a diffractive pupil that uses an array of dots on the primary mirror creating polychromatic diffraction spikes in the focal plane, which are used to calibrate the distortions in the optical system. By combining this technology with a high-performance coronagraph, measurements of planetary systems orbits and masses can be obtained faster and more accurately than by applying traditional techniques separately. In this paper, we present the results of the combined astrometry and and highcontrast imaging experiments performed at NASA Ames Research Center as part of a Technology Development for Exoplanet Missions program. We demonstrated 2.38x10-5 λ/D astrometric accuracy per axis and 1.72x10-7 raw contrast from 1.6 to 4.5 λ/D. In addition, using a simple average subtraction post-processing we demonstrated no contamination of the coronagraph field down to 4.79x10-9 raw contrast.",
keywords = "Distortion, diffractive pupil, direct imaging, exoplanet detection, high-precision astrometry, planet masses",
author = "Bendek, {Eduardo A.} and Ruslan Belikov and Eugene Pluzhnik and Olivier Guyon and Thomas Milster and Lee Johnson and Emily Finan and Justin Knight and Alexander Rodack",
note = "Funding Information: This project is funded by a NASA{\textquoteright}s Technology Development for Exoplanet Missions program grant awarded on 2013. We acknowledge the support of JPL{\textquoteright}s Exoplanet Exploration Program, in particular Nick Sigler and Brendan Crill. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 COPYRIGHT SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.; Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VIII 2017 ; Conference date: 08-08-2017 Through 10-08-2017",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1117/12.2274729",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Stuart Shaklan",
booktitle = "Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VIII",
}