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Key Published Papers
Recent Papers
Refereed Publications
The Synergy of Direct Imaging and Astrometry for Orbit Determination of exo-Earths accepted by the Astrophysical Journal for publication on 20 August 2010 in Vol. 719.
Viability of a Mission to Characterize Exo-Earths Using JWST plus a Starshade External Occulter Catanzarite, J. & Shao, M., submitted to PASP.
"Sub-Microarcsecond Astrometry with SIM-Lite: A Testbed-based Performance Assessment"
Shao, M, Nemati, B., PASP 2009, 121:41-44.
"Taking the Measure of the Universe: Precision Astrometry with SIM"
SIM Science Team, PASP 2008, 120:38–88.
White Paper
"Astrophysical Noise in Astrometric and RV Search for Exo-Earths"
Shao, M., Catanzarite, J., Law, N.
SPIE, June 2010
Overview Papers
SIM Lite Astrometric Observatory Progress Report
Marr-IV, J. C., Shao, M., & Goullioud, R., Proc. SPIE 7734-16, 2010.
The SIM Lite Astrometric Observatory: Engineering risk reduction activity
Goullioud, R., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-62, 2010.
SIM Engineering and Modeling Papers
Systems engineering and application of system performance modeling in SIM Lite Mission
Moshir, M., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-52, 2010.
SIM Lite: Ground Alignment of the Instrument
Dekens, F., Proc. SPIE 7734-55, 2010.
SIM-Lite mission spectral calibration sensitvities and refinements
Zhai, C., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-54, 2010.
Science Paper
SIM Lite Detection of Habitable Planets in P-type Binary-Planetary Systems
Pan, X., Shao, M., & Goullioud, R., Proc. SPIE 7734-126, 2010.
Hardware Papers
SIM brassboard astrometric beam combiner (ABC) integration and performance testing
An, X., Proc. SPIE 7734-169, 2010.
Progress on SIM Lite Brassboard Interferometer Integration and Test
Hahn, I., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-168, 2010.
Flight qualification and performance testing of SIM precision optical mechanisms
Smythe, R., Proc. SPIE 7734-58, 2010.
On-Orbit Dynamics & Control Architecture for SIM-Lite
Alvarez-Salazar, O., Proc. SPIE 7734-53, 2010.
SIM Lite narrow-angle modeling and processing
Murphy, D., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-23, 2010.
SIM-Lite Guide-2 Telescope system identification, control design, and pointing performance
Shields, J., Proc. SPIE 7734-56, 2010.
Reliable Optical Pump For Highly Coherent Lasers Used In Space Metrology Applications
Erlig, H., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-83, 2010.
Testbed Papers
SIM Lite: Ground Alignment of the Instrument
Dekens, F., Proc. SPIE 7734-55, 2010.
SIM Interferometer Testbed (SCDU) Status and Recent Results
Nemati, B., Proc. SPIE 7734-57, 2010.
Mitigation of Angle Tracking Errors due to Color Dependent Centroid Shifts in SIM-Lite
Nemati, B., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-166, 2010.
SCDU testbed narrow angle astrometric performance
Wang, X., Proc. SPIE 7734-167, 2010.
SCDU Testbed Automated In-Situ Alignment, Data Acquisition, and Analysis
Werne, T., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-162, 2010.
Results of the Guide-2 Telescope Testbed for the SIM-Lite Astrometric Observatory
Hahn, I., et al., Proc. SPIE 7734-165, 2010.
AAS, January 2010
Summaries of results of the SIM Science Studies were presented at a session of the AAS Winter Meeting in January, 2010. Links to PDFs are presented below.
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