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    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    • Exoplanetary Science
    • Optical Engineering

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    • Direct imaging of exoplanets is key to searching for extraterrestrial life.
    • Rocky exoplanets are faint and close to their stars, posing significant imaging challenges.
    • Quasi-static speckles from non-common path aberrations (NCPAs) limit current high-contrast imaging.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and simulate regression models for measuring NCPAs using millisecond wavefront sensor (WFS) telemetry.
    • To improve the accuracy and contrast in direct exoplanet imaging.
    • To enable self-consistent estimation of exoplanet intensity and NCPAs.

    Main Methods:

    • Simulations of a telescope with adaptive optics (AO) and a stellar coronagraph.
    • Development of a naïve estimator and a bias-corrected estimator for NCPAs.
    • Utilizing millisecond WFS telemetry and science camera data for regression analysis.
    • Joint regression of exoplanet scene and NCPA estimation.

    Main Results:

    • The naïve estimator achieved a ~0.5 radian RMS NCPA estimate with ~0.06 radian RMS accuracy in 1 minute.
    • The bias-corrected estimator achieved ~5x10^-3 radian RMS NCPA accuracy and artifact-free exoplanet imaging in 4 minutes.
    • Achieved 5σ contrast ratios of ~1.7x10^-4 at 3λ/D and ~2.1x10^-5 at 10λ/D.
    • Demonstrated comparable performance to ADI and SDI methods without field rotation or multi-wavelength data.

    Conclusions:

    • Millisecond WFS telemetry can effectively probe and correct for NCPAs in direct exoplanet imaging.
    • The bias-corrected joint regression model significantly enhances contrast and reduces artifacts.
    • Self-consistent estimation of exoplanet intensity and NCPAs is crucial for high-contrast imaging.