Stellar Observation Scheduling Optimization for Distributed Space Interferometry Missions

arXiv:2607.10888 · astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM, math.OC · Submitted 2026-07-12 · Read on arXiv

Ethan Foss, Antonio Rizza, Simone D'Amico

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM, math.OC

Submitted: 2026-07-12

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Large Interferometer For Exoplanets — 2× in this paper
• Multi-objective Optimization — 2× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Generalization — 1× in this paper · explained in 13 episodes
• Pruning — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Transmission spectroscopy — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• The NASA Exoplanet Archive and Exoplanet Follow-up Observing Program: Data, Tools, and Usage
• Understanding HWO's Field of Regard and Characterization Requirement Trade Space with a Dynamic Observation Scheduling Algorithm
• Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): II. Signal simulation, signal extraction and fundamental exoplanet parameters from single epoch observations
• Habitable Zones Around Main-Sequence Stars: New Estimates
• The Occurrence of Potentially Habitable Planets Orbiting M Dwarfs Estimated from the Full Kepler Dataset and an Empirical Measurement of the Detection Sensitivity

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