New technologies for exoplanet detection with mid-IR interferometers

P.R. Lawson; O.P. Lay; S.R. Martin; R.D. Peters; A.J. Booth; R.O. Gappinger; A. Ksendzov; D.P. Scharf

doi:10.1051/epjconf/20111607001

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EPJ Web of Conferences 16, 07001 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20111607001

New technologies for exoplanet detection with mid-IR interferometers

P.R. Lawson¹^a, O.P. Lay¹, S.R. Martin¹, R.D. Peters¹, A.J. Booth¹^,2, R.O. Gappinger¹, A. Ksendzov¹ and D.P. Scharf¹

¹ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
² Sigma Space Corp., 4801 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706, USA

^a e-mail: Peter.R.Lawson@jpl.nasa.gov

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of technology development for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer (TPF-I). TPF-I is a mid-infrared space interferometer being designed with the capability of detecting Earth-like planets in the habitable zones around nearby stars.

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