Cold interferometric nulling demonstration in space (CINDIS)

Martin Charley Noecker; Roger Linfield; Dan Miller; David Osterman; Steven Kilston; Mike Lieber; Bill Babb; Andrew Cavender; Jack Jacobs

doi:10.1117/12.508013

19 November 2003 Cold interferometric nulling demonstration in space (CINDIS)

Martin Charley Noecker, Roger Linfield, Dan Miller, David Osterman, Steven Kilston, Mike Lieber, Bill Babb, Andrew Cavender, Jack Jacobs

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Proceedings Volume 5170, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508013
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Cold Interferometric Nulling Demonstration in Space (CINDIS) is a modest-cost technology demonstration mission, in support of interferometer architectures for Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF). It is designed to provide as complete as possible a demonstration of the key technologies needed for a TPF interferometer at low risk, for a cost less than $300M. CINDIS foregoes scientific objectives at the outset, enabling significant cost savings that allow us to demonstrate important features of a TPF interferometer, such as high-contrast nulling interferometry at 10 μm wavelength, vibration control strategies, instrument pointing and path control, stray light control, and possibly 4-aperture compound nulling. This concept was developed in response to the NASA Extra-Solar Planets Advanced Concepts NRA (NRA-01-OSS-04); this paper presents the results of the first phase of the study.

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Martin Charley Noecker, Roger Linfield, Dan Miller, David Osterman, Steven Kilston, Mike Lieber, Bill Babb, Andrew Cavender, and Jack Jacobs "Cold interferometric nulling demonstration in space (CINDIS)", Proc. SPIE 5170, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets, (19 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508013

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