MagAO: status and science
MagAO is the adaptive optics instrument at the Magellan Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. MagAO has a 585-actuator adaptive secondary mirror and 1000-Hz pyramid wavefront sensor, operating on natural guide stars from R-magnitudes of -1 to 15. MagAO has been in on-sky operation for 1...
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Online Access: | Katie M. Morzinski ; Laird M. Close ; Jared R. Males ; Phil M. Hinz ; Simone Esposito ; Armando Riccardi ; Runa Briguglio ; Katherine B. Follette ; Enrico Pinna ; Alfio Puglisi ; Jennifer Vezilj ; Marco Xompero and Ya-Lin Wu " MagAO: status and science ", Proc. SPIE 9909, Adaptive Optics Systems V, 990901 (July 26, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2233911; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2233911 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622028 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622028 |
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ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6220282017-01-21T03:00:31Z MagAO: status and science Morzinski, Katie M. Close, Laird M. Males, Jared R. Hinz, Phil M. Esposito, Simone Riccardi, Armando Briguglio, Runa Follette, Katherine B. Pinna, Enrico Puglisi, Alfio Vezilj, Jennifer Xompero, Marco Wu, Ya-Lin Univ Arizona, Steward Observ Univ. of Arizona (United States) Univ. of Arizona (United States) Univ. of Arizona (United States) Univ. of Arizona (United States) INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy) INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy) INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy) Stanford Univ. (United States) INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy) INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy) Univ. of Arizona (United States) INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy) Univ. of Arizona (United States) Adaptive Optics Visible AO Adaptive Secondary Mirrors Pyramid Wavefront Sensors Exoplanets MagAO is the adaptive optics instrument at the Magellan Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. MagAO has a 585-actuator adaptive secondary mirror and 1000-Hz pyramid wavefront sensor, operating on natural guide stars from R-magnitudes of -1 to 15. MagAO has been in on-sky operation for 166 nights since installation in 2012. MagAO's unique capabilities are simultaneous imaging in the visible and infrared with VisAO and Clio, excellent performance at an excellent site, and a lean operations model. Science results from MagAO include the first ground-based CCD image of an exoplanet, demonstration of the first accreting protoplanets, discovery of a new wide-orbit exoplanet, and the first empirical bolometric luminosity of an exoplanet. We describe the status, report the AO performance, and summarize the science results. New developments reported here include color corrections on red guide stars for the wavefront sensor; a new field stop stage to facilitate VisAO imaging of extended sources; and eyepiece observing at the visible-light diffraction limit of a 6.5-m telescope. We also discuss a recent hose failure that led to a glycol coolant leak, and the recovery of the adaptive secondary mirror (ASM) after this recent (Feb. 2016) incident. 2016-07-26 Article Katie M. Morzinski ; Laird M. Close ; Jared R. Males ; Phil M. Hinz ; Simone Esposito ; Armando Riccardi ; Runa Briguglio ; Katherine B. Follette ; Enrico Pinna ; Alfio Puglisi ; Jennifer Vezilj ; Marco Xompero and Ya-Lin Wu " MagAO: status and science ", Proc. SPIE 9909, Adaptive Optics Systems V, 990901 (July 26, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2233911; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2233911 0277-786X 10.1117/12.2233911 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622028 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622028 ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS V en http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?doi=10.1117/12.2233911 © 2016 SPIE SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING |
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Adaptive Optics Visible AO Adaptive Secondary Mirrors Pyramid Wavefront Sensors Exoplanets Morzinski, Katie M. Close, Laird M. Males, Jared R. Hinz, Phil M. Esposito, Simone Riccardi, Armando Briguglio, Runa Follette, Katherine B. Pinna, Enrico Puglisi, Alfio Vezilj, Jennifer Xompero, Marco Wu, Ya-Lin MagAO: status and science |
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MagAO is the adaptive optics instrument at the Magellan Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. MagAO has a 585-actuator adaptive secondary mirror and 1000-Hz pyramid wavefront sensor, operating on natural guide stars from R-magnitudes of -1 to 15. MagAO has been in on-sky operation for 166 nights since installation in 2012. MagAO's unique capabilities are simultaneous imaging in the visible and infrared with VisAO and Clio, excellent performance at an excellent site, and a lean operations model. Science results from MagAO include the first ground-based CCD image of an exoplanet, demonstration of the first accreting protoplanets, discovery of a new wide-orbit exoplanet, and the first empirical bolometric luminosity of an exoplanet. We describe the status, report the AO performance, and summarize the science results. New developments reported here include color corrections on red guide stars for the wavefront sensor; a new field stop stage to facilitate VisAO imaging of extended sources; and eyepiece observing at the visible-light diffraction limit of a 6.5-m telescope. We also discuss a recent hose failure that led to a glycol coolant leak, and the recovery of the adaptive secondary mirror (ASM) after this recent (Feb. 2016) incident. |
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Univ Arizona, Steward Observ Morzinski, Katie M. Close, Laird M. Males, Jared R. Hinz, Phil M. Esposito, Simone Riccardi, Armando Briguglio, Runa Follette, Katherine B. Pinna, Enrico Puglisi, Alfio Vezilj, Jennifer Xompero, Marco Wu, Ya-Lin |
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Morzinski, Katie M. Close, Laird M. Males, Jared R. Hinz, Phil M. Esposito, Simone Riccardi, Armando Briguglio, Runa Follette, Katherine B. Pinna, Enrico Puglisi, Alfio Vezilj, Jennifer Xompero, Marco Wu, Ya-Lin |
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Katie M. Morzinski ; Laird M. Close ; Jared R. Males ; Phil M. Hinz ; Simone Esposito ; Armando Riccardi ; Runa Briguglio ; Katherine B. Follette ; Enrico Pinna ; Alfio Puglisi ; Jennifer Vezilj ; Marco Xompero and Ya-Lin Wu " MagAO: status and science ", Proc. SPIE 9909, Adaptive Optics Systems V, 990901 (July 26, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2233911; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2233911 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622028 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622028 |
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