System study of EPICS, the exoplanets imager for the E-ELT

ESO and a large European consortium completed the phase-A study of EPICS, an instrument dedicated to exoplanets direct imaging for the EELT. The very ambitious science goals of EPICS, the imaging of reflected light of mature gas giant exoplanets around bright stars, sets extremely strong requirement...

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Main Authors: Vérinaud, C, Kasper, M, Beuzit, J, Gratton, R, Mesa, D, Aller-Carpentier, E, Fedrigo, E, Abe, L, Baudoz, P, Boccaletti, A, Bonavita, M, Dohlen, K, Hubin, N, Kerber, F, Korkiakoski, V, Antichi, J, Martinez, P, Rabou, P, Roelfsema, R, Schmid, H, Thatte, N, Salter, G, Tecza, M, Venema, L, Hanenburg, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010