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| Paper: |
The Extrasolar Planet Imager (ESPI) |
| Volume: |
294, Scientific Frontiers in Research on Extrasolar Planets |
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633 |
| Authors: |
Nisenson, P.; Melnick, G. J.; Geary, J.; Holman, M.; Korzennik, S. G.; Noyes, R. W.; Papaliolios, C.; Sasselov, D. D.; Fischer, D.; Gezari, D.; Lyon, R. G.; Gonsalves, R.; Hardesty, C.; Harwit, M.; Marley, M. S.; Neufeld, D. A.; Ridgway, S. T. |
| Abstract: |
ESPI has been proposed for direct imaging and spectral analysis of giant planets orbiting solar-type stars. ESPI extends the concept suggested by Nisenson and Papaliolios (2001) for a square aperture apodized telescope that has sufficient dynamic range to directly detect extrasolar planets. With a 1.5-meter square mirror, ESPI can deliver high dynamic range imagery as close as 0.3 arcseconds to bright sources, permitting a sensitive search for extrasolar planets around nearby stars and a study of their characteristics in reflected light. |
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