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- Title
The EPICS project: Exoplanets detection with OWL.
- Authors
Verinaud, C.; Hubin, N.; Kasper, M.; Antichi, J.; Baudoz, P.; Beuzit, J.-L.; Boccaletti, A.; Chalabaev, A.; Dohlen, K.; Fedrigo, E.; Da Silva, C. Correia; Feldt, M.; Fusco, T.; Gandorfer, A.; Gratton, R.; Kuntschner, H.; Kerber, F.; Le Louarn, M.; Lenzen, R.; Le Coarer, E.
- Abstract
This paper presents the status of the EPICS project, an Earth-like Planets Imaging Camera Spectrograph for OWL. We present the Top-Level-Requirements of the instrument and we describe the baseline of the Adaptive Optics system with optimized wave-front sensor. The expected performance in rejection of starlight in the near infrared and in the visible is given. The instruments concepts for detection and characterization of exo-planets will be briefly described. The Signal-to-Noise ratio estimation shows that Earth-like planets can be detected up to 20 pc in a reasonable amount of time. The extremely challenging requirements in terms of static residual errors and differential aberrations are discussed.
- Publication
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2005, Vol 1, Issue C200, p507
- ISSN
1743-9213
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1743921306009860