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20142023
most citedFirst-light LBT nulling interferometric observations: warm exozodiacal dust resolved within a few AU of eta Corvi

56 citations · 103 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

astro-ph.IM2023

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…

astro-ph.IM2022

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…

astro-ph.IM20221 cited

The conceptual design of GMagAO-X: visible wavelength high contrast imaging with GMT

Jared R. Males, Laird M. Close, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert +10

We present the conceptual design of GMagAO-X, an extreme adaptive optics system for the 25 m Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). We are developing GMagAO-X to be available at or shortl…

astro-ph.IM2022

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…

astro-ph.IM2022

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…

astro-ph.IM201610 cited

Simultaneous Water Vapor and Dry Air Optical Path Length Measurements and Compensation with the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer

D. Defrère, P. Hinz, E. Downey +14

The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer uses a near-infrared camera to measure the optical path length variations between the two AO-corrected apertures and provide high-angul…