Toward Space-like Photometric Precision from the Ground with Beam-shaping Diffusers

We demonstrate a path to hitherto unachievable differential photometric precisions from the ground, both in the optical and near-infrared (NIR), using custom-fabricated beam-shaping diffusers produced using specialized nanofabrication techniques. Such diffusers mold the focal plane image of a star i...

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Main Authors: Stefansson, Gudmundur, Mahadevan, Suvrath, Hebb, Leslie, Wisniewski, John, Huehnerhoff, Joseph, Morris, Brett, Halverson, Sam, Zhao, Ming, Wright, Jason, O’rourke, Joseph, Knutson, Heather, Hawley, Suzanne, Kanodia, Shubham, Li, Yiting, Hagen, Lea M. Z., Liu, Leo J., Beatty, Thomas, Bender, Chad, Robertson, Paul, Dembicky, Jack, Gray, Candace, Ketzeback, William, McMillan, Russet, Rudyk, Theodore
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Steward Observ
Language:en
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626043
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626043