16 citations
2 papers
astro-ph2008★ 5 cited
Observing Strategies for the NICI Campaign to Directly Image Extrasolar Planets
Beth Biller, Etienne Artigau, Zahed Wahhaj +7
We discuss observing strategy for the Near Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI) on the 8-m Gemini South telescope. NICI combines a number of techniques to attenuate starlight and s…
astro-ph2008★ 16 cited
NICI: combining coronagraphy, ADI, and SDI
Etienne Artigau, Beth A. Biller, Zahed Wahhaj +9
The Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI) is a high-contrast AO imager at the Gemini South telescope. The camera includes a coronagraphic mask and dual channel imaging for Spec…