SUPER-SHARP: direct imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanets

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• Ian Parry (IoA)
• Wednesday 10 February 2016, 16:15-17:00
• Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr B.-O. Demory.

I will describe SUPERSHARP (Spinning Unfolding Primary for Exoplanet Reconnaissance via Spectroscopic High Angular Resolution Photography) which is a space telescope concept where the design is driven by exoplanet science goals. SUPERSHARP will be proposed to ESA as a possible M5 mission. The many science drivers include the possibility of detecting bio-signatures in the spectra of Earth-like planets in the habitable zone. Conventional thinking is that such a telescope has to be very expensive ($2 billion or more) so the big challenge in the context of M5 is affordability. I will therefore introduce some new ideas which potentially allow SUPERSHARP to be significantly more affordable than previous telescope concepts.

This talk is part of the Exoplanet Seminars series.

This talk is included in these lists:

• Cambridge Astronomy Talks
• Combined External Astrophysics Talks DAMTP
• Cosmology, Astrophysics and General Relativity
• Exoplanet Seminars
• Institute of Astronomy Talk Lists
• LCLU Departmental Talks
• Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute

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