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Table 1
LIFEsim instrument setup and major parameters.
| Parameter | Unit | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Aperture diameter | [m] | 2 |
| Minimum wavelength | [µm] | 4 |
| Maximum wavelength | [µm] | 18.5 |
| Quantum efficiency | [%] | 70 |
| photon throughput | [%] | 5 |
| spectral resolution | 20 | |
| Minimum nulling length | [m] | 10 |
| Maximum nulling length | [m] | 100 |
| Imaging/Nulling length ratio | 6 | |
| slewing time | [s] | 36 000 |
| Time efficiency | [%] | 80 |
| Image size | [pixel] | 256 |
| Optimal wavelength | [µm] | 15 |
| Local zodi model | – | “darwinsim” |
| Habitable zone model | – | “MS” |
Notes. See Dannert et al. (2022) for the definition and detailed description of the parameters. The first three parameters change in the different observing scenarios described in Table 2, the rest remain on DEFAULT value.
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