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EAS Publications Series
Volume 42, 2010
Extrasolar Planets in Multi-Body Systems: Theory and Observations
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| Page(s) | 79 - 90 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1042005 | |
| Published online | 19 April 2010 | |
K. Goździewski, A. Niedzielski and J. Schneider (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 42 (2010) 79-90
High-contrast Coronagraphic Techniques
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 171-113, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
The direct detection of very faint companions to bright stars requires the development of effective high-contrast detection techniques, and the past decade has seen remarkable conceptual and instrumental progress in this area. New coronagraphic and interferometric techniques are regularly being deployed for on-sky tests and observations, and extreme adaptive optics (ExAO) systems will soon enable the exploitation of novel coronagraphic approaches. This paper provides an overview of coronagraphic high-contrast techniques, as well as a brief summary of the current state of affairs and future possibilities.
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2010