PLATO: PSF modelling using a micro-scanning technique
1 : Stellar Astrophysics Center
(SAC)
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Website
Department of Physics and Astronomy Aarhus University Ny Munkegade 120 DK-8000 Aarhus C -
Denmark
2 : Seaview Sensing
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 2NS -
United Kingdom
3 : LESIA
Observatoire de Paris
5 place Jules Janssen 92195 MEUDON Cedex -
France
The PLATO space mission, PLanetary Transits and Oscillations of stars, is designed to detect telluric planets in the habitable zone of solar type stars, and simultaneously characterise the host star using ultra high precision photometry.
PLATO photometry will be performed on board using weighted masks. However, to reach the required precision, corrections (for jitter, for example) will have to be performed by the ground segment and will rely on precise knowledge of the instrument PSF (Point Spread Function).
We propose to model the PSF using microscanning combined with an inversion method. This method will be presented together with preliminary results.
| Subject : | : | poster |
| Topics | : | Session 3 - Present and future ground-based and space projects |
| PDF version | : |  PDF version |
