Laboratory experiment of checkerboard pupil mask coronagraph
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Experiment of Checkerboard Pupil Mask Coronagraph
Context. We present the results of the first laboratory experiment of checkerboard shaped pupil binary mask coronagraphs using visible light, in the context of the R&D activities for future mid-infrared space missions such as the 3.5 m SPICA telescope. Aims. The primary aim of this work is to demonstrate the coronagraphic performance of checkerboard masks down to a 10 −6 peak-to-peak contrast, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Astronomy & Astrophysics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0004-6361,1432-0746
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066351