Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared

Olivier Absil; Dimitri Mawet; Mikael Karlsson; Brunella Carlomagno; Valentin Christiaens; Denis Defrère; Christian Delacroix; Bruno Femenía Castella; Pontus Forsberg; Julien Girard; Carlos A. Gómez González; Serge Habraken; Philip M. Hinz; Elsa Huby; Aïssa Jolivet; Keith Matthews; Julien Milli; Gilles Orban de Xivry; Eric Pantin; Pierre Piron; Maddalena Reggiani; Garreth J. Ruane; Gene Serabyn; Jean Surdej; Konrad R. W. Tristram; Ernesto Vargas Catalán; Olivier Wertz; Peter Wizinowich

doi:10.1117/12.2233289

9 August 2016 Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared

Olivier Absil, Dimitri Mawet, Mikael Karlsson, Brunella Carlomagno, Valentin Christiaens, Denis Defrère, Christian Delacroix, Bruno Femenía Castella, Pontus Forsberg, Julien Girard, Carlos A. Gómez González, Serge Habraken, Philip M. Hinz, Elsa Huby, Aïssa Jolivet, Keith Matthews, Julien Milli, Gilles Orban de Xivry, Eric Pantin, Pierre Piron, Maddalena Reggiani, Garreth J. Ruane, Gene Serabyn, Jean Surdej, Konrad R. W. Tristram, Ernesto Vargas Catalán, Olivier Wertz, Peter Wizinowich

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Proceedings Volume 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; 99080Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233289
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

For several years, we have been developing vortex phase masks based on sub-wavelength gratings, known as Annular Groove Phase Masks. Etched onto diamond substrates, these AGPMs are currently designed to be used in the thermal infrared (ranging from 3 to 13 μm). Our AGPMs were first installed on VLT/NACO and VLT/VISIR in 2012, followed by LBT/LMIRCam in 2013 and Keck/NIRC2 in 2015. In this paper, we review the development, commissioning, on-sky performance, and early scientific results of these new coronagraphic modes and report on the lessons learned. We conclude with perspectives for future developments and applications.

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Olivier Absil, Dimitri Mawet, Mikael Karlsson, Brunella Carlomagno, Valentin Christiaens, Denis Defrère, Christian Delacroix, Bruno Femenía Castella, Pontus Forsberg, Julien Girard, Carlos A. Gómez González, Serge Habraken, Philip M. Hinz, Elsa Huby, Aïssa Jolivet, Keith Matthews, Julien Milli, Gilles Orban de Xivry, Eric Pantin, Pierre Piron, Maddalena Reggiani, Garreth J. Ruane, Gene Serabyn, Jean Surdej, Konrad R. W. Tristram, Ernesto Vargas Catalán, Olivier Wertz, and Peter Wizinowich "Three years of harvest with the vector vortex coronagraph in the thermal infrared", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99080Q (9 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233289

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