Design of the vacuum high contrast imaging testbed for CDEEP, the Coronagraphic Debris and Exoplanet Exploring Pioneer

Erin R. Maier; Ewan S. Douglas; Dae Wook Kim; Kate Su; Jaren N. Ashcraft; James B. Breckinridge; Heejoo Choi; Elodie Choquet; Thomas E. Connors; Olivier Durney; Kerry L. Gonzales; Charlotte E. Guthery; Christian A. Haughwout; James C. Heath; Justin Hyatt; Jennifer Lumbres; Jared R. Males; Elisabeth C. Matthews; Kian Milani; Oscar M. Montoya; Mamadou N'Diaye; Jamison Noenickx; Leonid Pogorelyuk; Garreth Ruane; Glenn Schneider; George A. Smith; Christopher C. Stark

doi:10.1117/12.2560878

13 December 2020 Design of the vacuum high contrast imaging testbed for CDEEP, the Coronagraphic Debris and Exoplanet Exploring Pioneer

Erin R. Maier, Ewan S. Douglas, Dae Wook Kim, Kate Su, Jaren N. Ashcraft, James B. Breckinridge, Heejoo Choi, Elodie Choquet, Thomas E. Connors, Olivier Durney, Kerry L. Gonzales, Charlotte E. Guthery, Christian A. Haughwout, James C. Heath, Justin Hyatt, Jennifer Lumbres, Jared R. Males, Elisabeth C. Matthews, Kian Milani, Oscar M. Montoya, Mamadou N'Diaye, Jamison Noenickx, Leonid Pogorelyuk, Garreth Ruane, Glenn Schneider, George A. Smith, Christopher C. Stark

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114431Y (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560878
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

The Coronagraphic Debris Exoplanet Exploring Payload (CDEEP) is a Small-Sat mission concept for high contrast imaging of circumstellar disks. CDEEP is designed to observe disks in scattered light at visible wavelengths at a raw contrast level of 10-7 per resolution element (10-8 with post processing). This exceptional sensitivity will allow the imaging of transport dominated debris disks, quantifying the albedo, composition, and morphology of these low-surface brightness disks. CDEEP combines an off-axis telescope, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) deformable mirror, and a vector vortex coronagraph (VVC). This system will require rigorous testing and characterization in a space environment. We report on the CDEEP mission concept, and the status of the vacuum-compatible CDEEP prototype testbed currently under development at the University of Arizona, including design development and the results of simulations to estimate performance.

Conference Presentation

Citation Download Citation

Erin R. Maier, Ewan S. Douglas, Dae Wook Kim, Kate Su, Jaren N. Ashcraft, James B. Breckinridge, Heejoo Choi, Elodie Choquet, Thomas E. Connors, Olivier Durney, Kerry L. Gonzales, Charlotte E. Guthery, Christian A. Haughwout, James C. Heath, Justin Hyatt, Jennifer Lumbres, Jared R. Males, Elisabeth C. Matthews, Kian Milani, Oscar M. Montoya, Mamadou N'Diaye, Jamison Noenickx, Leonid Pogorelyuk, Garreth Ruane, Glenn Schneider, George A. Smith, and Christopher C. Stark "Design of the vacuum high contrast imaging testbed for CDEEP, the Coronagraphic Debris and Exoplanet Exploring Pioneer", Proc. SPIE 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 114431Y (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560878

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

PROCEEDINGS
17 PAGES + PRESENTATION

DOWNLOAD PAPER SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

WATCH
PRESENTATION