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Infrared space observatories offer us the prospect of high sensitivity observations of the “cool Universe”. On the other hand, ground-based interferometers are exploring the infrared window at very high angular resolution. An infrared space interferometer, combining these approaches would allow to tackle new and fascinating observing programs, such as the detection and the characterization of extra-solar Earth-like planets. Although the technical constraints for such a mission are certainly challenging, it appears that they could be mastered during the next decade(s). Also, an interferometer optimized for the detection of extra-solar planets (i.e. observing in the “nulling mode”) could be designed in order to perform well in the imaging mode, hence expanding its observational program.
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Mariotti, JM. (1997). Design of Infrared Space Interferometers. In: Eiroa, C., Alberdi, A., Thronson, H., De Graauw, T., Schalinski, C.J. (eds) Infrared Space Interferometry: Astrophysics & the Study of Earth-Like Planets. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 215. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5468-0_30
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