LEADER 04213nam 22006375 450 001 9910299758103321 005 20200707022526.0 010 $a1-4614-8211-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-8211-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000001151144 035 $a(EBL)1538930 035 $a(OCoLC)862612750 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001049305 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11579129 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001049305 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11018862 035 $a(PQKB)11679630 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1538930 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-8211-6 035 $a(PPN)176098410 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001151144 100 $a20131016d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNulling Interferometers for Space-based High-Contrast Visible Imaging and Measurement of Exoplanetary Environments$b[electronic resource] /$fby Brian Hicks 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cSpringer New York :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (139 p.) 225 1 $aSpringer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,$x2190-5053 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4614-8210-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFrom the Contents: Exoplanet discovery from 51 Peg b to the present -- Relevant Physical Optics Concepts -- System Level Design Considerations -- Companion Signal to Noise Calculation -- Comparison of Single-Aperture Nullers designed for Space -- The Development of MANIC. 330 $aHigh-contrast astronomical imaging has progressed significantly in the past decade. Many of these techniques have been laboratory demonstrated to perform at contrast levels adequate for the detection of Solar System-like planets and dust around nearby stars. None of them, however, have been demonstrated in space. The state of the art in high-contrast imaging systems that have been built for space-based observation, the environment best suited for spectroscopic study of exo-Earths, is the nulling interferometer that was flown on the Planetary Imaging Concept Testbed Using a Rocket Experiment (PICTURE). The PICTURE nulling interferometer, built from multiple optical elements, relies on the incorporation of additional dispersive components in order to deliver the broadband performance preferred for faint object imaging. These elements add to the cost, complexity, and misalignment risk of the instrument. The Monolithic Achromatic Nulling Interference Coronagraph (MANIC) Brian Hicks describes in this thesis is the first optic of its kind. He has taken the multiple optical element concept described in earlier works from theory to a flyable monolithic optic. Brian Hicks has advanced the state of the art in nulling interferometers by improving optical stability and robustness. Following application of the fabrication method described in this work, the design of MANIC also allows for broader band performance at higher contrast than that achieved with the PICTURE nulling interferometer. 410 0$aSpringer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,$x2190-5053 606 $aAerospace engineering 606 $aAstronautics 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy?Observations 606 $aAerospace Technology and Astronautics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 615 0$aAerospace engineering. 615 0$aAstronautics. 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy?Observations. 615 14$aAerospace Technology and Astronautics. 615 24$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 676 $a522.8 700 $aHicks$b Brian$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0924548 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299758103321 996 $aNulling Interferometers for Space-based High-Contrast Visible Imaging and Measurement of Exoplanetary Environments$92075342 997 $aUNINA