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SUMMARY:Resolution and contrast in optical astronomy - Future possibilitie
 s for exoplanet imaging - Aglaé Kellerer (Cavendish)
DTSTART:20141022T153000Z
DTEND:20141022T163000Z
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CONTACT:Dr B.-O. Demory
DESCRIPTION:The last decades have seen ground-breaking advances in the man
 ipulation of photons: This year's Nobel Price in Chemistry honors novel pr
 ocedures that beat the diffraction limit in microscopy. The 2012 Physics N
 obel price recognized experimental methods for the manipulation of single 
 quanta – notably quantum non-demolition measurements\, the possibility t
 o detect photons without destroying them. \nTelescopes still rely on class
 ical concepts to optimize the angular resolution: either enlarging telesco
 pe apertures or extending long interferometric baselines. Might we – as 
 an alternative – use recent advances in optics in order to overcome the 
 diffraction limit in astronomy? In other words\, what are the breakthrough
 s in optics that will empower tomorrow's astronomy? \nThe aim is to stimul
 ate a discussion on the possibilities to achieve high angular resolution 
 – and\, thus\, high contrast – in direct exoplanet imaging.
LOCATION:Martin Ryle Seminar Room\, Kavli Institute
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