TPF-I SWG Report - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA
TPF-I SWG Report - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA
TPF-I SWG Report - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA
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5.4.6 OPD Metrology ............................................................................................................. 113<br />
5.5 Optomechanical Layout............................................................................................................... 113<br />
5.5.1 Beamcombiner spacecraft.............................................................................................. 113<br />
5.6 Spacecraft Design ........................................................................................................................ 114<br />
5.6.1 Thermal Modeling ......................................................................................................... 115<br />
5.6.2 Structural Modeling ....................................................................................................... 115<br />
5.7 Mission Description..................................................................................................................... 116<br />
5.8 Performance of Flight Baseline Design ....................................................................................... 117<br />
5.8.1 Inner and Outer Working Angles................................................................................... 117<br />
5.8.2 Stars Surveyed ............................................................................................................... 119<br />
5.8.3 Spectroscopy.................................................................................................................. 121<br />
5.8.4 Angular Resolution and Imaging................................................................................... 124<br />
5.8.5 Optimized <strong>Program</strong> Completeness ................................................................................ 126<br />
5.9 References.................................................................................................................................... 129<br />
6 Technology Roadmap for <strong>TPF</strong>-I ...................................................................131<br />
6.1 Technology Gates ........................................................................................................................ 131<br />
6.1.1 Optics and Starlight Suppression Gates......................................................................... 131<br />
6.1.2 Formation Flying Gates ................................................................................................. 132<br />
6.1.3 Cryogenic Technology Gate .......................................................................................... 133<br />
6.1.4 Integrated Modeling Gate .............................................................................................. 133<br />
6.2 Nulling Interferometry................................................................................................................. 133<br />
6.2.1 State of the Art in Nulling Interferometry ..................................................................... 133<br />
6.2.2 Achromatic Nulling Testbed (ANT).............................................................................. 135<br />
6.2.3 Planet Detection Testbed (PDT) .................................................................................... 136<br />
6.2.4 Adaptive Nuller Testbed (AdN) .................................................................................... 138<br />
6.2.5 Mid-Infrared Single-Mode Spatial Filters ..................................................................... 139<br />
6.3 Formation Flying ......................................................................................................................... 139<br />
6.3.1 Formation-Flying Requirements.................................................................................... 139<br />
6.3.2 Formation Algorithms and Simulation Testbed (FAST) ............................................... 143<br />
6.3.3 Formation Control Testbed (FCT)................................................................................. 145<br />
6.4 Future Hardware for General Astrophysics ................................................................................. 149<br />
6.4.1 Off-Axis Phase Referencing .......................................................................................... 150<br />
6.4.2 Wavelength Coverage.................................................................................................... 150<br />
6.4.3 Spectral Resolution........................................................................................................ 151<br />
6.4.4 Beam Combination and Field-of-View (FOV).............................................................. 151<br />
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