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Dimitri Mawet1, Eugene Serabyn, J Kent Wallace

  • 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA. dmawet@eso.org

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Vortex coronagraphs offer high-contrast imaging. A new multiple vortex method significantly reduces light leakage in on-axis telescopes, improving contrast for exoplanet discovery.

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  • * Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • * Optical Instrumentation

Background:

  • * Vortex coronagraphs are effective for high-contrast imaging due to their simplicity and efficiency.
  • * Centrally obscured on-axis telescopes typically suffer from degraded contrast performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To develop a method for improving the contrast performance of vortex coronagraphs with on-axis telescopes.
  • * To reduce residual light leakage without compromising throughput.

Main Methods:

  • * Utilized the light-manipulating properties of vortex coronagraphs.
  • * Proposed a novel method employing multiple vortices.
  • * Analyzed the reduction of residual light leakage to the power (a/A)(n), where n ≥ 4.

Main Results:

  • * The proposed multiple vortex method significantly reduces residual light leakage.
  • * Achieved contrast degradation proportional to (a/A)(n), with n ≥ 4, where 'a' is the obscuration radius and 'A' is the primary mirror radius.
  • * The method maintains high throughput.

Conclusions:

  • * The multiple vortex method enhances the contrast capabilities of vortex coronagraphs for on-axis telescopes.
  • * Enables high-contrast imaging even with centrally obscured telescopes, broadening discovery space.