Advantages of placing an array of telescopes on the Moon to detect extrasolar planets

Marija Strojnik; Gonzalo Paez

doi:10.1117/12.2022350

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19 September 2013 Advantages of placing an array of telescopes on the Moon to detect extrasolar planets

Marija Strojnik , Gonzalo Paez

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Proceedings Volume 8867, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXI; 886712 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022350
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

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We define the simplest signal-to-noise ratio to determine the optimal wavelength interval for extra-solar planet detection. For a solar system similar to our own, we find it to be one hundred times smaller than that considered earlier. We propose the planet detection in a spectral interval around 0.3mm (900 GHz) where high-altitude observatories report atmospheric transmission of about 0.4.

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Marija Strojnik and Gonzalo Paez "Advantages of placing an array of telescopes on the Moon to detect extrasolar planets", Proc. SPIE 8867, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXI, 886712 (19 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022350

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