mid-infrared nulling-space interferometer Archives - Astrobiology

Image and spectrum reconstruction under photon-noise limited condition. (a) Reconstructed two-dimensional image. The white arrows denote positions of planet P1, planet P2, planet P3, respectively. The integration time was set to 55 h. The unit of the color bar is the number of photoelectrons. Reconstructed spectra of three planets (b) P1, (c) P2, and (d) P3 for an integration time of 75 days. The grey line and grey vertical bar of each panel show the input model and the standard deviation of each data point derived through 100 numerical simulations, respectively -- astro-ph.IM

Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report

Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): XI. Phase-space Synthesis Decomposition For Planet Detection And Characterization

by Keith CowingAugust 3, 2023August 3, 2023

A mid-infrared nulling-space interferometer is a promising way to characterize thermal light from habitable planet candidates around Sun-like stars.