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Left: First prototype of the tgVVC as manufactured by ImagineOptix. The pattern inaccuracies, retardance errors, and alignment errors result in a non-vortex pattern between crossed polarizers. Adapted from Doelman et al. (2023).14 Right: One of the first liquid-crystal mgVVC patterns manufactured by Colorlink Japan. -- astro-ph.IM

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Prototyping Liquid-crystal Coronagraphs For Exo-Earth Imaging

by Keith CowingJuly 25, 2024July 25, 2024

This paper presents initial results from the ESA-funded “SUPPPPRESS” project, which aims to develop high-performance liquid-crystal coronagraphs for direct imaging of Earth-like exoplanets in reflected light.

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Prototyping Liquid-crystal Coronagraphs For Exo-Earth Imaging

The Role Of Minerals In Prebiotic Evolution: Implications For Identifying Worlds With The Potential For Life’s Origin

Gen-EBM: An Energy Balance Model For Terrestrial Planets. Climate Multistability From Snowball To Post-runaway Greenhouse Climates

Astrometric Planet Search Around Southern Ultracool Dwarfs: V. Discovery Of The Exoplanet Candidate PALTA-1 b

Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Active Asteroid (101955) Bennu

SOPHIE And TESS Characterization Of Fourteen TESS Objects Of Interest: Nine Planetary Systems And Five Low-mass Stellar Companions