# pyEDITH: Open-source coronagraphic exposure time calculator released for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory

Scientists released pyEDITH, an open-source Python tool for simulating exposure times for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory.

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Eleonora Alei and co-authors presented pyEDITH, a Python-based coronagraphic exposure time calculator for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), in a paper accepted for publication in the RASTI HWO Special Issue. [^1]

Four bit-exact layouts timed in one process show binary bit planes beating one-hot masks on size and speed at constant bandwidth. [^2]

Leech-lattice vector quantization holds the strongest reported 2-bit quality under its own evaluation protocol. [^3]

The authors found no existing implementation of the multi-shell decoder required by the Leech-lattice rate. [^4]

The paper supplies a multi-shell decoder and measures its serving cost for decode-phase GEMV at batch 1. [^5]

pyEDITH simulates wavelength-dependent exposure times and signal-to-noise ratios (S/N) for synthetic Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) direct imaging observations, using realistic engineering specifications and user-defined target information. [^6]

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is NASA's next recommended flagship mission tasked with searching for signs of habitability and life in dozens of nearby exoplanet systems. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Eleonora Alei and co-authors presented pyEDITH, a Python-based coronagraphic exposure time calculator for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), in a paper accepted for publication in the RASTI HWO Special Issue. (Astrobiology, News)
2. Four bit-exact layouts timed in one process show binary bit planes beating one-hot masks on size and speed at constant bandwidth. (arXiv.org, News)
3. Leech-lattice vector quantization holds the strongest reported 2-bit quality under its own evaluation protocol. (arXiv.org, News)
4. The authors found no existing implementation of the multi-shell decoder required by the Leech-lattice rate. (arXiv.org, News)
5. The paper supplies a multi-shell decoder and measures its serving cost for decode-phase GEMV at batch 1. (arXiv.org, News)
6. pyEDITH simulates wavelength-dependent exposure times and signal-to-noise ratios (S/N) for synthetic Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) direct imaging observations, using realistic engineering specifications and user-defined target information. (Astrobiology, News)
7. The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is NASA's next recommended flagship mission tasked with searching for signs of habitability and life in dozens of nearby exoplanet systems. (Astrobiology, News)

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