Super earth explorer: A coronagraphic off-axis space telescope

J. Schneider, A. Boccaletti, D. Mawet, P. Baudoz, J. L. Beuzit, R. Doyon, M. Marley, D. Stam, G. Tinetti, W. Traub, J. Trauger, A. Aylward, J. Y.K. Cho, C. U. Keller, S. Udry

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Abstract

The Super-Earth Explorer is an Off-Axis Space Telescope (SEE-COAST) designed for high contrast imaging. Its scientific objective is to make the physico-chemical characterization of exoplanets possibly down to 2 Earth radii. For that purpose it will analyze the spectral and polarimetric properties of the parent starlight reflected by the planets, in the wavelength range 400-1,250 nm.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)357-377
Number of pages21
JournalExperimental Astronomy
Volume23
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coronagraphy
  • Exoplanets

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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