Curved primary aperture segmentation enabling a robust quasi-Airy pattern point spread function

Keyphrases

• Point Spread Function 100%
• Airy Pattern 100%
• Pinwheel 100%
• Python 60%
• High Contrast Imaging 40%
• Segmented Primary Mirror 40%
• Diffraction 20%
• Observatory 20%
• Operating Cost 20%
• Science Return 20%
• Potential Gains 20%
• Highly Accurate 20%
• Astrophysics 20%
• Design Solutions 20%
• Starburst 20%
• Increased Performance 20%
• High Contrast 20%
• Diffraction Grating 20%
• Resolving Power 20%
• Python Code 20%
• Large-aperture Telescope 20%
• Highly Stable 20%
• Solution Space 20%
• Segmentation Method 20%
• Operational Constraints 20%
• Image Plane 20%
• Pointing Error 20%
• Optical Surface 20%
• Parametric Solution 20%
• Segmented Mirror 20%
• Surface Error 20%
• Coronagraphy 20%
• Optical Propagation 20%
• Edge Segmentation 20%
• Curved Edges 20%
• Physical Optics Propagation 20%
• Beam Walking 20%

Physics

• Spacecraft 100%
• Diffraction Grating 100%
• Pointing Error 100%
• Physical Optics 100%
• Segmented Mirror 100%
• Fairings 100%

Engineering

• Point Spread Function 100%
• Imaging Contrast 66%
• Primary Mirror 66%
• NASA 33%
• Potential Benefit 33%
• Larger Aperture 33%
• Design Solution 33%
• Space Solution 33%
• Segmentation Method 33%
• Python Code 33%
• Image Plane 33%
• Optical Surface 33%
• Curved Edge 33%