Optical System for the Transit Spectral Observation of Exoplanet-Atmosphere Characteristics
Wang, Fang1,2; Fan, Xuewu1,2; Wang, Hu1,2; Pan, Yue1,2; Shen, Yang2; Lu, Xiaoyun1,2; Du, Xingqian1,2; Lin, Shangmin1,2
刊名APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
2021-07
卷号11期号:12
关键词exoplanet atmosphere transit optical system spectrometer index demonstration optical design
ISSN号2076-3417
DOI10.3390/app11125508
产权排序1
英文摘要

Optical instrumentation with reliable performance is essential for the research of exoplanet atmosphere characteristics. However, due to long distances and weak signals, exoplanets are difficult to be imaged by traditional optical systems. To this end, a novel optical system based on transit spectroscopy is proposed in this paper. On the basis of the principle of the transit-spectroscopy method and the astronomical parameters of observed targets, the optional parameter ranges of a dedicated optical system are analyzed. The transit signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is introduced for the determination of telescope aperture and throughput. Furthermore, an example of the optical system with a space telescope and spectrometer is proposed according to the above optical index, which is proven to meet the performance requirements. The optical system is required to cover the wavelength of 0.5-8 mu m and the field of view (FOV) of 27.9 '' within the diffraction limit. The collecting aperture should be greater than 2 m, and spectral resolutions of two spectrometer channels should approximately be 100 (2-4 mu m) and 30 (4-8 mu m). The point-spread function (PSF) of each channel at the minimal wavelength should cover 2 pixels. The telescope and dichroic system provide diffraction-limited input beams with the required aperture, FOV, and wavelength for the spectrometer slits. The simulation results of the optical system show that the spectral resolutions of the dual-channel spectrometer were 111-200 and 43-94. The image points of the spectrometer in each wavelength were smaller than the Airy spot within the slit FOV, and the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of PSF at lambda(min) provided 2 pixels of 18 mu m sampling. The feasibility of the demonstrated optical parameters is proven by the design.

语种英语
出版者MDPI
WOS记录号WOS:000666801500001
内容类型期刊论文
源URL[http://ir.opt.ac.cn/handle/181661/94936]  
专题西安光学精密机械研究所_空间光学应用研究室
通讯作者Fan, Xuewu
作者单位1.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Xian Inst Opt & Precis Mech, Xian 710119, Peoples R China
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Wang, Fang,Fan, Xuewu,Wang, Hu,et al. Optical System for the Transit Spectral Observation of Exoplanet-Atmosphere Characteristics[J]. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL,2021,11(12).
APA Wang, Fang.,Fan, Xuewu.,Wang, Hu.,Pan, Yue.,Shen, Yang.,...&Lin, Shangmin.(2021).Optical System for the Transit Spectral Observation of Exoplanet-Atmosphere Characteristics.APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL,11(12).
MLA Wang, Fang,et al."Optical System for the Transit Spectral Observation of Exoplanet-Atmosphere Characteristics".APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 11.12(2021).
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