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Development of free-standing ring mask coronagraphs for a space telescope with the goal of characterizing exoplanets

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26800114
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Astronomy
Research InstitutionJapan Aerospace EXploration Agency

Principal Investigator

Haze Kanae  国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 宇宙航空プロジェクト研究員 (50635612)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Keywords光赤外天文学 / コロナグラフ / 光赤外線天文学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

For an important challenge of direct observation of exoplanets using a conoragraph, we developed ring mask coronagraphs applicable for telescopes with partially obscured pupils. The design of the mask is based on a concentric ring mask and provides the widest dark region and a symmetric point spread function. The coronagraphic images obtained by experiment were mostly consistent with the designs. The high contrast, which was useful for observing Jovian planets located at various distances from the central star in the mid-IR wavelength region, was achieved over an extended field of view (5 - 25 λ/D). The research outcome were published in a paper (Haze et al., 2015., PASJ) and presented at a conference.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Experimental demonstration of binary shaped pupil mask coronagraphs for telescopes with obscured pupils2015

    • Author(s)
      Haze, Kanae; Enya, Keigo; Abe, Lyu; Takahashi, Aoi; Kotani, Takayuki; Yamamuro, Tomoyasu
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

      Volume: Volume 67, Issue 2 Issue: 2

    • DOI

      10.1093/pasj/psu161

    • NAID

      40020435175

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report 2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 瞳遮蔽対応バイナリ瞳マスクコロナグラフの開発2016

    • Author(s)
      櫨香奈恵, 塩谷圭吾, 高橋葵, 小谷隆行, ABE Lyu, 山室智康
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2016年春季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      首都大学東京(東京都)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2017-05-10  

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