Predictive thermal control applied to HabEx

Thomas E. Brooks

doi:10.1117/12.2274338

5 September 2017 Predictive thermal control applied to HabEx

Thomas E. Brooks

Proceedings Volume 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII; 1039814 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274338
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Exoplanet science can be accomplished with a telescope that has an internal coronagraph or with an external starshade. An internal coronagraph architecture requires extreme wavefront stability (10 pm change/10 minutes for 10^-10 contrast), so every source of wavefront error (WFE) must be controlled. Analysis has been done to estimate the thermal stability required to meet the wavefront stability requirement. This paper illustrates the potential of a new thermal control method called predictive thermal control (PTC) to achieve the required thermal stability. A simple development test using PTC indicates that PTC may meet the thermal stability requirements. Further testing of the PTC method in flight-like environments will be conducted in the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility (XRCF) at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).

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Thomas E. Brooks "Predictive thermal control applied to HabEx", Proc. SPIE 10398, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII, 1039814 (5 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274338

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