High-contrast imager for complex aperture telescopes (HiCAT): 1. testbed design
High-contrast imager for complex aperture telescopes (HiCAT): 1. testbed design
Searching for nearby habitable worlds with direct imaging and spectroscopy will require a telescope large enough to provide angular resolution and sensitivity to planets around a significant sample of stars. Segmented telescopes are a compelling option to obtain such large apertures. However, these telescope designs have a complex geometry (central …