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High-contrast spectroscopy testbed for Segmented Telescopes: instrument overview and development progress

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  • 1. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 2. ROR icon Jet Propulsion Lab

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Abstract

The High Contrast spectroscopy testbed for Segmented Telescopes (HCST) is being developed at Caltech. It aims at addressing the technology gap for future exoplanet imagers and providing the U.S. community with an academic facility to test components and techniques for high contrast imaging, focusing on segmented apertures proposed for future ground-based (TMT, ELT) and space-based telescopes (HabEx, LUVOIR). We present an overview of the design of the instrument and a detailed look at the testbed build and initial alignment. We offer insights into stumbling blocks encountered along the path and show that the testbed is now operational and open for business. We aim to use the testbed in the future for testing of high contrast imaging techniques and technologies with amongst with thing, a TMT-like pupil.

Additional Information

© 2018 Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Heising-Simons foundation. G. Ruane is supported by an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship under award AST-1602444. This work was also supported by the Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract to NASA.

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https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.07020 (URL)

Funding

Heising-Simons Foundation
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Fellowship
AST-1602444
NASA/JPL/Caltech

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2018-07-24
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2021-11-16
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Astronomy Department
Series Name
Proceedings of SPIE
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10702