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Using the Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm to reconstruct non-modulated pyramid wavefront sensor measurements
Vincent Chambouleyron, Aditya Sengupta, Maïssa Salama +9
Adaptive optics (AO) is a technique to improve the resolution of ground-based telescopes by correcting, in real-time, optical aberrations due to atmospheric turbulence and the tele…
Fabrication of Pupil Masks for a New Infrared Exoplanet Imager at Keck Observatory
Jialin Li, Andrew J. Skemer, Maaike A. M. van Kooten +2
The Slicer Combined with Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy (SCALES) is an instrument being designed to perform direct imaging of exoplanets in the mid-infrared (2-5 μm)…
SCALES for Keck: Optical Design
Renate Kupke, R. Deno Stelter, Amirul Hasan +9
SCALES is a high-contrast, infrared coronagraphic imager and integral field spectrograph (IFS) to be deployed behind the W.M. Keck Observatory adaptive optics system. A reflective…
Weighing Exo-Atmospheres: A novel mid-resolution spectral mode for SCALES
Deno Stelter, Andrew J. Skemer, Renate Kupke +3
SCALES (Slicer Combined with an Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy) is a 2 to 5 micron high-contrast lenslet-based Integral Field Spectrograph (IFS) designed to character…
Design of SCALES: A 2-5 Micron Coronagraphic Integral Field Spectrograph for Keck Observatory
Andrew Skemer, R. Deno Stelter, Stephanie Sallum +49
We present the design of SCALES (Slicer Combined with Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy) a new 2-5 micron coronagraphic integral field spectrograph under construction fo…
Liger at Keck Observatory: Imager Detector and IFS Pick-off Mirror Assembly
Maren Cosens, Shelley A. Wright, Aaron Brown +14
Liger is a next-generation near-infrared imager and integral field spectrograph (IFS) planned for the W.M. Keck Observatory. Liger is designed to take advantage of improved adaptiv…
Liger at Keck Observatory: Design of the Data Reduction System and Software Interfaces
Nils Rundquist, Andrea Zonca, Arun Surya +15
Liger is a second generation near-infrared imager and integral field spectrograph (IFS) for the W. M. Keck Observatory that will utilize the capabilities of the Keck All-sky Precis…
Liger at Keck Observatory: Design of Imager Optical Assembly and Spectrograph Re-Imaging Optics
James Wiley, Aaron Brown, Renate Kupke +13
Liger is an adaptive optics (AO) fed imager and integral field spectrograph (IFS) designed to take advantage of the Keck All-sky Precision Adaptive-optics (KAPA) upgrade for the W.…
Developing Adaptive Secondary Mirror Concepts for the APF and W.M. Keck Observatory Based on HVR Technology
Philip M. Hinz, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Christoph Baranec +16
An Adaptive secondary mirror (ASM) allows for the integration of adaptive optics (AO) into the telescope itself. Adaptive secondary mirrors, based on hybrid variable reluctance (HV…
The Santa Cruz Extreme AO Lab (SEAL): Design and First Light
Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Daren Dillon, Benjamin Gerard +9
The Santa Cruz Extreme AO Lab (SEAL) is a new visible-wavelength testbed designed to advance the state of the art in wavefront control for high contrast imaging on large, segmented…
Liger for Next Generation Keck Adaptive Optics: Opto-Mechanical Dewar for Imaging Camera and Slicer
James Wiley, Kalp Mathur, Aaron Brown +12
Liger is a next generation adaptive optics (AO) fed integral field spectrograph (IFS) and imager for the W. M. Keck Observatory. This new instrument is being designed to take advan…
Liger for Next Generation Keck AO: Filter Wheel and Pupil Design
Maren Cosens, Shelley A. Wright, Pauline Arriaga +11
Liger is a next-generation near-infrared imager and integral field spectrograph (IFS) for the W.M. Keck Observatory designed to take advantage of the Keck All-Sky Precision Adaptiv…
Update on the Preliminary Design of SCALES: the Santa Cruz Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy
R. Deno Stelter, Andrew J. Skemer, Steph Sallum +16
SCALES (Santa Cruz Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy) is a 2-5 micron high-contrast lenslet integral-field spectrograph (IFS) driven by exoplanet characterization scienc…
FOBOS: A Next-Generation Spectroscopic Facility at the W. M. Keck Observatory
K. Bundy, K. Westfall, N. MacDonald +38
High-multiplex and deep spectroscopic follow-up of upcoming panoramic deep-imaging surveys like LSST, Euclid, and WFIRST is a widely recognized and increasingly urgent necessity. N…
Opto-Mechanical Design of ShaneAO: the Adaptive Optics System for the 3-meter Shane Telescope
Christopher Ratliff, Jerry Cabak, Donald Gavel +8
A Cassegrain mounted adaptive optics instrument presents unique challenges for opto-mechanical design. The flexure and temperature tolerances for stability are tighter than those o…
ShaneAO: wide science spectrum adaptive optics system for the Lick Observatory
Donald Gavel, Renate Kupke, Daren Dillon +14
A new high-order adaptive optics system is now being commissioned at the Lick Observatory Shane 3-meter telescope in California. This system uses a high return efficiency sodium be…
Swimming with ShARCS: Comparison of On-sky Sensitivity With Model Predictions for ShaneAO on the Lick Observatory 3-meter Telescope
Srikar Srinath, Rosalie McGurk, Constance Rockosi +10
The Lick Observatory's Shane 3-meter telescope has been upgraded with a new infrared instrument (ShARCS - Shane Adaptive optics infraRed Camera and Spectrograph) and dual-deformabl…
Commissioning ShARCS: the Shane Adaptive optics infraRed Camera-Spectrograph for the Lick Observatory 3-m telescope
Rosalie McGurk, Constance Rockosi, Donald Gavel +16
We describe the design and first-light early science performance of the Shane Adaptive optics infraRed Camera-Spectrograph (ShARCS) on Lick Observatory's 3-m Shane telescope. Desig…
Integrated Laboratory Demonstrations of Multi-Object Adaptive Optics on a Simulated 10-Meter Telescope at Visible Wavelengths
S. Mark Ammons, Luke Johnson, Edward A. Laag +4
One important frontier for astronomical adaptive optics (AO) involves methods such as Multi-Object AO and Multi-Conjugate AO that have the potential to give a significantly larger…