4 papers
SAXO+, the second-stage adaptive optics for SPHERE: NCPA compensation and dark-hole loop with a pyramid wavefront sensor
Johan Mazoyer, Charles Goulas, Raphaël Galicher +21
The SAXO+ upgrade of the VLT/SPHERE adaptive optics system introduces a second-stage near-infrared pyramid wavefront sensor to improve high-contrast imaging, making accurate calibr…
Non-common path aberration compensation and a dark hole loop with a pyramid adaptive optics system: Application to SAXO+
C. Goulas, R. Galicher, F. Vidal +16
In ground-based high-contrast instruments, non-common path aberrations (NCPAs) limit detection performance, as they are unseen by the adaptive optics (AO) wavefront sensor but impa…
Upgrading SPHERE with the second stage AO system SAXO+: non-common path aberrations estimation and correction
Johan Mazoyer, Charles Goulas, Fabrice Vidal +16
SAXO+ is a planned enhancement of the existing SAXO, the VLT/ SPHERE adaptive optics system, deployed on ESO's Very Large Telescope. This upgrade is designed to significantly enhan…
Numerical simulations for the SAXO+ upgrade: Performance analysis of the adaptive optics system
Charles Goulas, Raphaël Galicher, Fabrice Vidal +16
SPHERE, operating at the VLT since 2014, is currently one of the high-contrast instruments with a higher performance. Its adaptive optics system, known as SAXO, will be upgraded to…