The Roman Space Telescope coronagraph technology demonstration: Current status and relevance to future missions

B. Mennesson; V. P. Bailey; R. Zellem; N. Zimmerman; M. Ygouf; S. Hildebrandt; J. Rhodes; J. Kasdin; B. Macintosh; M. Turnbull; E. Douglas; A. Mandell; B. Nemati; G. Gonzalez; E. Cady; B. Kern; J. Krist; F. Shi; F. Mok; P. Morrissey; K. Heydorff; I. Pobereszhskiy; F. Zhao; T. Luchik; E. R. Maier; R. Akeson; L. Armus; J. Ingalls; P. Lowrance; T. Meshkat

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The Roman Space Telescope coronagraph technology demonstration: Current status and relevance to future missions

B. Mennesson, V. P. Bailey, R. Zellem, N. Zimmerman, M. Ygouf, S. Hildebrandt, J. Rhodes, J. Kasdin, B. Macintosh, M. Turnbull, E. Douglas, A. Mandell, B. Nemati, G. Gonzalez, E. Cady, B. Kern, J. Krist, F. Shi, F. Mok, P. MorrisseyK. Heydorff, I. Pobereszhskiy, F. Zhao, T. Luchik, E. R. Maier, R. Akeson, L. Armus, J. Ingalls, P. Lowrance, T. Meshkat

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formally WFIRST) will be launched in the mid-2020's with an onboard coronagraph instrument which will serve as a technology demonstrator for exoplanet direct imaging. The Roman Coronagraph will be capable of detecting and characterizing exoplanets and circumstellar disks in visible light at an unprecedented contrast level of ∼10-8 or lower. Such a contrast level, which is several magnitudes better than state-of-The-Art visible or near-infrared coronagraphs, raises entirely new challenges that will be overcome using a combination of hardware, calibration and data processing. In particular, the Roman Coronagraph will be the first space-based coronagraphic instrument with real-Time active wavefront control through the use of large format deformable mirrors, and its EMCCD detector will enable faint signal detection in photon-counting mode. The Roman Coronagraph instrument passed its critical design review successfully in April 2021, and is now well on its path to demonstrate many core technologies at the levels required for future exo-Earth direct imaging missions.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X
Editors	Stuart B. Shaklan, Garreth J. Ruane
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510644847
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2603343
State	Published - 2021
Event	Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X 2021 - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 1 2021 → Aug 5 2021

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	11823
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	8/1/21 → 8/5/21

Keywords

Coronagraphy
Debris disks
Exoplanets
Exoplanets
Exozodiacal light
High contrast imaging
Space astronomy

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

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Mennesson, B., Bailey, V. P., Zellem, R., Zimmerman, N., Ygouf, M., Hildebrandt, S., Rhodes, J., Kasdin, J., Macintosh, B., Turnbull, M., Douglas, E., Mandell, A., Nemati, B., Gonzalez, G., Cady, E., Kern, B., Krist, J., Shi, F., Mok, F., ... Meshkat, T. (2021). The Roman Space Telescope coronagraph technology demonstration: Current status and relevance to future missions. In S. B. Shaklan, & G. J. Ruane (Eds.), Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X Article 1182310 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11823). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2603343

The Roman Space Telescope coronagraph technology demonstration: Current status and relevance to future missions. / Mennesson, B.; Bailey, V. P.; Zellem, R. et al.
Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X. ed. / Stuart B. Shaklan; Garreth J. Ruane. SPIE, 2021. 1182310 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11823).

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Mennesson, B, Bailey, VP, Zellem, R, Zimmerman, N, Ygouf, M, Hildebrandt, S, Rhodes, J, Kasdin, J, Macintosh, B, Turnbull, M, Douglas, E, Mandell, A, Nemati, B, Gonzalez, G, Cady, E, Kern, B, Krist, J, Shi, F, Mok, F, Morrissey, P, Heydorff, K, Pobereszhskiy, I, Zhao, F, Luchik, T, Maier, ER, Akeson, R, Armus, L, Ingalls, J, Lowrance, P & Meshkat, T 2021, The Roman Space Telescope coronagraph technology demonstration: Current status and relevance to future missions. in SB Shaklan & GJ Ruane (eds), Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X., 1182310, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 11823, SPIE, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X 2021, San Diego, United States, 8/1/21. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2603343

Mennesson B, Bailey VP, Zellem R, Zimmerman N, Ygouf M, Hildebrandt S et al. The Roman Space Telescope coronagraph technology demonstration: Current status and relevance to future missions. In Shaklan SB, Ruane GJ, editors, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets X. SPIE. 2021. 1182310. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2603343

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