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High order Adaptive Optics Requirements and feasibility for high contrast imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2006

T. Fusco ,
G. Rousset ,
J.-L. Beuzit ,
D. Mouillet  and
K. Dohlen
T. Fusco
Affiliation:
ONERA, B.P.72, 92322 Chatillon, France
G. Rousset
Affiliation:
ONERA, B.P.72, 92322 Chatillon, France
J.-L. Beuzit
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Grenoble, B.P. 53, 38041 Grenoble, France
D. Mouillet
Affiliation:
Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, B.P. 826, 65008 Tarbes, France
K. Dohlen
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Marseille, B.P. 8, 13376 Marseille, France
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Abstract

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In the frame of the VLT Planet-Finder project, the phase A system study has demonstrated the feasibility of an extreme adaptive optics system aimed at the direct detection of extrasolar giant planets. The main results of this study are presented in this paper.

Keywords

high angular resolutionadaptive optics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Colloquium C200: Direct Imaging of Exoplanets: Science & Techniques , October 2005 , pp. 513 - 518
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© 2006 International Astronomical Union