3 papers
astro-ph.IM2025
The Programmable Liquid-crystal Active Coronagraphic Imager for the 4-m DAG telescope (PLACID) instrument: installation and commissioning update
Jonas G. Kühn, Ruben Tandon, Lucas Marquis +9
The Programmable Liquid-crystal Active Coronagraphic Imager for the DAG telescope (PLACID) instrument is a novel high-contrast direct imaging facility that was recently installed o…
astro-ph.IM2024
The Programmable Liquid-crystal Active Coronagraphic Imager for the DAG telescope (PLACID) instrument: On-site status update ahead of first light
Jonas G. Kühn, Laurent Jolissaint, Audrey Baur +8
The Programmable Liquid-crystal Active Coronagraphic Imager for the DAG telescope (PLACID) instrument is a novel high-contrast direct imaging facility that was recently delivered t…
astro-ph.IM2024
Discovery space and science with the PLACID stellar coronagraph
Ruben Tandon, Liurong Lin, Axel Potier +4
The world's first ever ''adaptive stellar coronagraph'' facility will be the PLACID instrument, installed on Turkey's new national observatory 4-m DAG telescope. PLACID incorporate…