Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed

Testbed name Managing institution
SAINT NASA GSFC
Contact person People willing to give talks
Dr. Brian Hicks
  • Dr. Brian Hicks
  • TBD postdoc / grad student
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    Main scientific focus Testbed environment
    End-to-end segmented mirror and tiered wavefront sensing and control systems. Hybrid ambient lab / low-pressure chamber.
    Key hardware items Current status
  • Macro active segmented primary mirror and LOWFS,
  • Fine pointing system,
  • Achromatic phase shifters,
  • Segmented deformable mirror,
  • Delay stage,
  • OBWFS.
    		•  Subsystem development and testing.
    Software, languages Is our software shared?
    C/C++ Plan to be established.

    Reference papers:
  • The segmented aperture interferometric nulling testbed (SAINT) III: control systems analysis and preliminary results, Brian A. Hicks et al. 2018