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Table 1
Assumptions used for the instrument simulations.
| Parameter | Value |
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| Telescope diameter | 1.5 m |
| Spectral bandwidth | 0.45–0.90 μm |
| Spectral resolution R (λ = 0.675 μm) | 50 |
| Number of spectral channels | 35 |
| Δλ per channel | ~0.013 μm |
| λ/D sampling at 0.45 μm | 3 pixels |
| Wavefront errors (λ = 0.675 μm) | 15 nm rms (f-3 PSDa) |
| Amplitude aberrations | 0.1% (f-1 PSDa) |
| Number of actuators on the DM | 64 × 64 |
| Phase estimation by the SCC | perfect |
| Throughput | 23% |
| Quantum efficiency | 70% |
| Maximum integration time | 200 h |
| Read-out noise | 0.2 e- rms per pixel |
| Full well capacity | 300 000 e- |
| Time per single exposure | 1000 s |
| Flat field accuracy | 0.5% |
| Zodiacal light | V = 23.1 mag arcsec-2 |
| Exozodi level | 1 zodi |
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