Atmospheric characterization of cold exoplanets using a 1.5-m coronagraphic space telescope

A.-L. Maire; R. Galicher; A. Boccaletti; P. Baudoz; J. Schneider; K. L. Cahoy; D. M. Stam; W. A. Traub

doi:doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201218954

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5-σ detection profiles of the instrument contrast averaged over the SPICES bandpass (solid lines) and compared to averaged planet contrasts calculated for a solar-type star (symbols). For comparison, we also plot the mean contrast of the zodiacal light (horizontal dashed line) and a 1-zodi exodisk (dot-dashed curve), both for a star at 10 pc.