학술논문
Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph (TPF-C) Flight Baseline Concept
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
Levine, Marie; Lisman, D.; Shaklan, S.; Kasting, J.; Traub, W.; Alexander, J.; Angel, R.; Blaurock, C.; Brown, M.; Brown, R.; Burrows, C.; Clampin, M.; Cohen, E.; Content, D.; Dewell, L.; Dumont, P.; Egerman, R.; Ferguson, H.; Ford, V.; Greene, J.; Guyon, O.; Hammel, H.; Heap, S.; Ho, T.; Horner, S.; Hunyadi, S.; Irish, S.; Jackson, C.; Kasdin, J.; Kissil, A.; Krim, M.; Kuchner, M.; Kwack, E.; Lillie, C.; Lin, D.; Liu, A.; Marchen, L.; Marley, M.; Meadows, V.; Mosier, G.; Mouroulis, P.; Noecker, M.; Ohl, R.; Oppenheimer, B.; Pitman, J.; Ridgway, S.; Sabatke, E.; Seager, S.; Shao, M.; Smith, A.; Soummer, R.; Stapelfeldt, K.; Tenerell, D.; Trauger, J.; Vanderbei, R.
Source
Subject
Language
Abstract
The Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph (TPF-C) mission presented here is an existence proof for a flagship-class internal coronagraph space mission capable of detecting and characterizing Earth-like planets and planetary systems at visible wavelengths around nearby stars, using an existing launch vehicle. TPF-C will use spectroscopy to measure key properties of exoplanets including the presence of atmospheric water or oxygen, powerful signatures in the search for habitable worlds.