Abstract
We describe a coronagraphic optic for use with CONICA at the VLT that provides suppression of diffraction from 1.8 to 7 λ/D at 4.05 microns, an optimal wavelength for direct imaging of cool extrasolar planets. The optic is designed to provide 10 magnitudes of contrast at 0.2 arcseconds, over a "D" shaped region in the image plane, without the need for any focal plane occulting mask.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 7735 |
| Edition | PART 1 |
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| State | Published - 2010 |
| Event | Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Jun 27 2010 → Jul 2 2010 |
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| Other | Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Diego, CA |
| Period | 6/27/10 → 7/2/10 |
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Keywords
- adaptive optics
- coronagraph
- high contrast
- thermal infrared
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Mathematics
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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An apodizing phase plate coronagraph for VLT/NACO. / Kenworthy, Matthew A.; Quanz, Sascha P.; Meyer, Michael R.; Kasper, Markus E.; Lenzen, Rainer; Codona, Johanan L.; Girard, Julien H.; Hinz, Philip M.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. Vol. 7735 PART 1. ed. 2010. 773532.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Codona, Johanan L.
AU - Girard, Julien H.
AU - Hinz, Philip M
PY - 2010
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KW - high contrast
KW - thermal infrared
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