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Paper Abstract
By exploiting the high strehl ratio PSF (point spread function) provided by the large binocular telescope (LBT), a high
contrast visual camera working in the range 650-700 nm can deliver impressive results with the help of a simple
coronagraph. In the framework of a feasibility study of such instrument, numerical simulations have been conducted to
assess its performances in terms of contrast enhancement in real seeing conditions. Both simulated and recorded time
series of adaptive optics residual aberrations are in fact used to estimate the contrast enhancement achieved with this
imager in different seeing conditions and with different occulting masks. The results obtained are extremely promising
and provide useful information for the detection of reflected light of Jupiter-like planets orbiting nearby stars in the range
of 5÷10 pc.
Paper Details
Date Published: 28 July 2014
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91478F (28 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2056487
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91478F (28 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2056487
Show Author Affiliations
M. Stangalini, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Italy)
F. Pedichini, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Italy)
Mauro Centrone, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Italy)
S. Esposito, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy)
F. Pedichini, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Italy)
Mauro Centrone, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Italy)
S. Esposito, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy)
J. Farinato, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
E. Giallongo, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Italy)
F. Quirós-Pacheco, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy)
E. Pinna, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy)
E. Giallongo, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Italy)
F. Quirós-Pacheco, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy)
E. Pinna, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
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