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The final design of GMagAO-X: the wavefront sensing and control (WFS&C) architecture of GMagAO-X
Sebastiaan Y. Haffert, Jared R. Males, Laird M. Close +10
The Giant Magellan Adaptive Optics eXtreme (GMagAO-X) instrument has now been selected as an official part of the Giant Magellan Telescope's (GMT) instrument suite. The instrument…
Upgrading LBTI/NOMIC with a quadruple annular groove phase mask and GeoSnap detector for imaging nearby, habitable-zone exoplanets
Kevin Wagner, Manny Montoya, Steve Ertel +32
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI)'s Nulling-Optimized Mid-Infrared Camera (NOMIC) is among the most capable thermal-infrared imaging systems available for high-co…
The final design of GMagAO-X: high-contrast imaging at first-light of the GMT
Jared R. Males, Laird M. Close, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert +13
GMagAO-X will be the first-light high-contrast imager on the 25 m Giant Magellan Telescope. The driving science case for GMagAO-X is characterization of the atmospheres of nearby r…
The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 11. Modeling and correction of chromatic aberrations
Kyle Van Gorkom, Ramya M. Anche, Saraswathi Kalyani Subramanian +12
The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB) is a high contrast imaging testbed designed to demonstrate starlight suppression techniques at visible wavelengths in a space-like vacuu…
The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): X. Dark zone maintenance
Saraswathi Kalyani Subramanian, Kyle Van Gorkom, Ramya Anche +12
The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB) is a vacuum high contrast imaging testbed designed to demonstrate starlight suppression at optical wavelengths and obtain contrasts bett…
The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 8. end-to-end numerical modeling of the testbed to estimate the contrast limits
Ramya M Anche, Kyle Van Gorkom, Kian Milani +9
The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB) at the University of Arizona is a high-contrast imaging testbed designed to operate in a vacuum to obtain a contrast better than 1e-8 in…
MIRAC-5 on the MMT with MAPS: annular groove phase mask N-band coronagraphic upgrade
Alyssa L. Miller, Jarron Leisenring, Michael Meyer +15
We describe the coronagraphic upgrade underway for the Mid-Infrared Array Camera-5 (MIRAC-5) to be used with the 6.5-m MMT telescope utilizing the new MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet…
Commissioning of the MIRAC-5 Mid-Infrared Instrument on the MMT
Rory Bowens, Jarron Leisenring, Michael R. Meyer +11
We present results from commissioning observations of the mid-IR instrument, MIRAC-5, on the 6.5-m MMT telescope. MIRAC-5 is a novel ground-based instrument that utilizes a state-o…
Tuning the MAPS Adaptive Secondary Mirror: Actuator Control, PID Tuning, Power Spectra and Failure Diagnosis
Jess A. Johnson, Amali Vaz, Manny Montoya +17
The MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet characterization System (MAPS) is currently in its engineering phase, operating on-sky at the MMT Telescope on Mt. Hopkins in southern Arizona. Th…
High-contrast imaging at first-light of the GMT: the wavefront sensing and control architecture of GMagAO-X
Sebastiaan Y. Haffert, Jared R Males, Laird M. Close +3
The Giant Magellan Adaptive Optics eXtreme (GMagAO-X) instrument is a first-light high-contrast imaging instrument for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). GMagAO-X's broad waveleng…
High-Contrast Imaging at First-Light of the GMT: The Preliminary Design of GMagAO-X
Jared R. Males, Laird M. Close, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert +15
We present the preliminary design of GMagAO-X, the first-light high-contrast imager planned for the Giant Magellan Telescope. GMagAO-X will realize the revolutionary increase in sp…
The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB): 4. vacuum performance of a high contrast imaging testbed
Kyle Van Gorkom, Ewan S Douglas, Kian Milani +8
The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB) is a high-contrast imaging testbed built to demonstrate starlight suppression techniques at visible wavelengths in a space-like vacuum e…
SOUL at LBT: commissioning results, science and future
Enrico Pinna, Fabio Rossi, Guido Agapito +27
The SOUL systems at the Large Bincoular Telescope can be seen such as precursor for the ELT SCAO systems, combining together key technologies such as EMCCD, Pyramid WFS and adaptiv…
GMagAO-X: A First Light Coronagraphic Adaptive Optics System for the GMT
Maggie Kautz, Jared R. Males, Laird M. Close +17
GMagAO-X is a visible to NIR extreme adaptive optics (ExAO) system that will be used at first light for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). GMagAO-X is designed to deliver diffract…
The MAPS Adaptive Secondary Mirror: First Light, Laboratory Work, and Achievements
Jess A. Johnson, Amali Vaz, Manny Montoya +23
The MMT Adaptive Optics exoPlanet Characterization System (MAPS) is a comprehensive update to the first generation MMT adaptive optics system (MMTAO), designed to produce a facilit…
A Near-Infrared Pyramid Wavefront Sensor for the MMT
Jacob Taylor, Suresh Sivanandam, Narsireddy Anugu +8
The MMTO Adaptive optics exoPlanet characterization System (MAPS) is an ongoing upgrade to the 6.5-meter MMT Observatory on Mount Hopkins in Arizona. MAPS includes an upgraded adap…
The Optical and Mechanical Design for the 21,000 Actuator ExAO System for the Giant Magellan Telescope: GMagAO-X
Laird M. Close, Jared R. Males, Olivier Durney +9
GMagAO-X is the near first light ExAO coronagraphic instrument for the 25.4m GMT. It is designed for a slot on the folded port of the GMT. To meet the strict ExAO fitting and servo…
The space coronagraph optical bench (SCoOB): 2. wavefront sensing and control in a vacuum-compatible coronagraph testbed for spaceborne high-contrast imaging technology
Kyle Van Gorkom, Ewan S. Douglas, Jaren N. Ashcraft +9
The 2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics endorsed space-based high contrast imaging for the detection and characterization of habitable exoplanets as a key priority fo…
The Space Coronagraph Optical Bench (SCoOB): 1. Design and Assembly of a Vacuum-compatible Coronagraph Testbed for Spaceborne High-Contrast Imaging Technology
Jaren N. Ashcraft, Heejoo Choi, Ewan S. Douglas +14
The development of spaceborne coronagraphic technology is of paramount importance to the detection of habitable exoplanets in visible light. In space, coronagraphs are able to bypa…
Design of the vacuum high contrast imaging testbed for CDEEP, the Coronagraphic Debris and Exoplanet Exploring Pioneer
Erin R. Maier, Ewan S. Douglas, Daewook Kim +26
The Coronagraphic Debris Exoplanet Exploring Payload (CDEEP) is a Small-Sat mission concept for high contrast imaging of circumstellar disks. CDEEP is designed to observe disks in…
Design and development of a high-speed Visible Pyramid Wavefront Sensor for the MMT AO system
Narsireddy Anugu, Olivier Durney, Katie M. Morzinski +16
MAPS, MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet characterization System, is the upgrade of legacy 6.5m MMT adaptive optics system. It is an NSF MSIP-funded project that includes (i) refurbishi…
Final Design and On-Sky Testing of the iLocater SX Acquisition Camera: Broadband Single-Mode Fiber Coupling
Jonathan Crass, Andrew Bechter, Brian Sands +22
Enabling efficient injection of light into single-mode fibers (SMFs) is a key requirement in realizing diffraction-limited astronomical spectroscopy on ground-based telescopes. SMF…
The HOSTS survey for exozodiacal dust: Observational results from the complete survey
Steve Ertel, Denis Defrère, Philip M. Hinz +43
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI) enables nulling interferometric observations across the N band (8 to 13 um) to suppress a star's bright light and probe for fain…
The HOSTS Survey for Exozodiacal Dust: Preliminary results and future prospects
S. Ertel, G. M. Kennedy, D. Defrère +40
[abridged] The presence of large amounts of dust in the habitable zones of nearby stars is a significant obstacle for future exo-Earth imaging missions. We executed an N band nulli…