Backman Report: Table of Contents
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I. Executive Summary

II. Introduction

III. Solar System Dust

A. Sources and Sinks for Planetary Dust
A.1. Processes Affecting Grains
A.2. Dust Sources
B. Fluctuations in the General Zodiacal Cloud Density
C. Long-term Evolution of the Zodiacal Cloud
D Signs of Planets

IV. Other Stars

V. Optical Techniques

A. Zodiacal Scattered Light

B. HST and NGST

VI. IR Detection of Exozodiacal Clouds via Interferometry

A. Zodiacal IR Emission

B. Bracewell Interferometry - Magellan

C. Space Interferometer

D. Achromatic Interferometery - Keck

VII. Panel Recommendations

S. Technical Supplement Regarding IR Interferometry

1. Assumptions about the Instrument and Target System
2. Single-nuller Configuration
3. Limitations to Null Depth
4. Dual-nuller Configuration

References

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