Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2014 · 27 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyObservational AstronomyPlanetary AstronomyPlanetary ScienceAstronomical SurveyingInterferometryObservational TechniquesObserving StrategiesSurvey AstronomyTelescope OpticsCamerasCoherent DetectionCoherent ImagingDirect Imaging Of ExoplanetsNulling InterferometryObserving ModesOptical InterferometersPlanetary Systems Engineering
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI) is a strategically important instrument for exploiting the use of the LBT as a 22.7 m telescope. The LBTI has two science cameras (covering the 1.5-5 μm and 8-13 μm atmospheric windows), and a number of observing modes that allow it to carry out a wide range of high-spatial resolution observations. Some simple modes, such as AO imaging, are in routine use. We report here on testing and commissioning of the system for its more ambitious goals as a nulling interferometer and coherent imager. The LBTI will carry out key surveys to Hunt for Observable Signatures of Terrestrial planetary Systems (HOSTS) and an LBTI Exozodi-Exoplanet Common Hunt (LEECH). The current nulling and coherent imaging performance is described.
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First AO-corrected interferometry with LBTI: steps towards routine coherent imaging observations
P. Arbo, Vanessa P. Bailey, Thomas Connors et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2012 · 28 citations
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