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| Paper: |
First Steps on the Design of the Optical Differentiation Coronagraph |
| Volume: |
430, Pathways Towards Habitable Planets |
| Page: |
411 |
| Authors: |
Cagigal, M. P.; Canales, V. F.; Valle, P. J.; Sanchez-Blanco, E.; Maldonado, M.; Garcia-Vargas, M. L.; Sanchez-Blanco, E.; Maldonado, M.; Garcia-Vargas, M. L. |
| Abstract: |
We present the UC coronagraph, an instrument designed for exoplanet detection. It is based on a standard coronagraph where the occulting disc is substituted by a differentiation mask. The instrument includes the coronagraph itself, a star generator, and a telescope simulator. The coronagraph is mechanically independent of both auxiliary subsystems, to allow its use in an actual astronomical telescope. The turbulence generation will be simulated with a spatial light modulator (SLM) placed at the nominal pupil. |
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