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EAS Publications Series
Volume 12, 2004
Astronomy with High Contrast Imaging II
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| Page(s) | 195 - 204 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2004033 | |
| Published online | 11 October 2004 | |
Astronomy with High Contrast Imaging II
C. Aime and R. Soummer (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 12 (2004) 195-204
C. Aime and R. Soummer (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 12 (2004) 195-204
Coronagraphy with JWST in the thermal IR
LESIA, Observatoire de Meudon, 5 place J. Janssen, 92195
Meudon, France
MIRI, the mid-IR instrument of JWST (James Webb Space Telescope), will include a coronagraphic device for which the ultimate goal is the detection and caracterization of extrasolar planets around nearby stars. In this paper, we describe the optical concept of MIRI and the instrumental choices that were made in phase A and B regarding the coronagraphic system. Finally, we will present numerical simulations that we carried out to evaluate the capability for detecting extrasolar giant gazeous planets.
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