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Extreme adaptive optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope
- B. Macintosh, M. Troy, +20 authors Daniel Hackett
- Physics, Engineering
- SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
- 2 May 2006
Direct detection of extrasolar Jovian planets is a major scientific motivation for the construction of future extremely large telescopes such as the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). Such detection will… Expand
The Occurrence Rate of Earth Analog Planets Orbiting Sunlike Stars
- J. Catanzarite, M. Shao
- Physics
- 8 March 2011
Kepler is a space telescope that searches Sun-like stars for planets. Its major goal is to determine {\eta}_Earth, the fraction of Sunlike stars that have planets like Earth. When a planet 'transits'… Expand
Taking the Measure of the Universe: Precision Astrometry with SIM Planetquest (Preprint)
- S. Unwin, M. Shao, +33 authors G. Worthey
- Physics
- 9 October 2006
Abstract : Precision astrometry at microarcsecond accuracy has application to a wide range of astrophysical problems. This paper is a study of the science questions that can be addressed using an… Expand
Early Data from Project 1640: A New High Contrast Imaging Program at Palomar Observatory
- S. Hinkley, B. Oppenheimer, +29 authors S. Fellow
- Geology, Physics
- 30 November 2010
We describe a new instrument that forms the core of a long-term high contrast imaging program at
the 200 inch (5 m) Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory. The primary scientific thrust is to obtain… Expand
Finding very small near-Earth asteroids using synthetic tracking
- M. Shao, B. Nemati, +4 authors L. Harding
- Physics
- 12 September 2013
We present an approach that significantly increases the sensitivity for finding and tracking small and fast near-Earth asteroids (NEAs). This approach relies on a combined use of a new generation of… Expand
High angular resolution measurements of Algol
- X. Pan, M. Shao, M. Colavita
- Physics
- 20 August 1993
Algol (Beta Per) is an extensively studied triple system which includes an eclipsing pair. Using long baseline optical interferometry, the AB-C system of Algol has had its geometric and physical… Expand
Establishing α Oph as a prototype rotator: Improved astrometric orbit
- S. Hinkley, J. Monnier, +41 authors Nsf Fellow
- Physics
- 19 October 2010
The nearby star α Oph (Ras Alhague) is a rapidly rotating A5IV star spinning at ~ 89% of its breakup velocity.
This system has been imaged extensively by interferometric techniques, giving a precise… Expand
The Mark III stellar interferometer
- M. Shao, M. Colavita, +8 authors G. Kaplan
- Physics
- 1 March 1988
Abstract : The Mark III interferometer is an operational long baseline stellar interferometer on Mt. Wilson with four-possible baseline configurations from 9m NE-SW to 20m N-S. The interferometer was… Expand
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The κ Andromedae System: New Constraints on the Companion Mass, System Age, and Further Multiplicity
- S. Hinkley, L. Pueyo, +29 authors L. Wilson
- Physics
- 13 September 2013
κ Andromedae is a B9IVn star at 52 pc for which a faint substellar companion separated by 55 ± 2 AU was recently announced. In this work, we present the first spectrum of the companion, "κ And B,"… Expand
Experimental design for the LATOR mission
- S. Turyshev, M. Shao, K. Nordtvedt
- Computer Science, Physics
- 8 October 2004
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