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矢量涡旋日冕:实验室结果和Palomar天文台的第一束光

The Vector Vortex Coronagraph: Laboratory Results and First Light at Palomar Observatory

D. Mawet, E. Serabyn, K. Liewer, R. Burruss, J. Hickey, D. Shemo

摘要:

高对比度的日冕照相术将需要对微弱的太阳系外行星系统进行成像和定性。日冕学是一个快速发展的领域,在过去的十年里,已经提出了许多经典Lyot日冕学的改进方案。在这里,我们讨论的矢量涡旋日冕仪,这是最有效的日冕仪之一的操作。我们首先介绍了最近的实验室结果,然后在帕洛马尔天文台进行了首次光观测。我们的近红外H波段(中心约为1.65微米)和K波段(中心约为2.2微米)矢量涡流设备在实验室中展示了出色的对比度结果,在3 lb/d的角间距下,对比度可低至约1 e-6。在天空中,我们在Ks波段(中心约为2.15微米)检测到一颗比它的主星(HR 7672)暗3000倍的褐矮星伴星,角距约为2.5 lb/d。当前和下一代高对比度仪器可以直接受益于这种矢量涡旋的已证明的能力:简单性、小的内部工作角、高光学通量(>90%)和最大的离轴发现空间。

英文摘要:

High-contrast coronagraphy will be needed to image and characterize faint extra-solar planetary systems. Coronagraphy is a rapidly evolving field, and many enhanced alternatives to the classical Lyot coronagraph have been proposed in the past ten years. Here, we discuss the operation of the vector vortex coronagraph, which is one of the most efficient possible coronagraphs. We first present recent laboratory results, and then first light observations at the Palomar observatory. Our near-infrared H-band (centered at ~ 1.65 microns) and K-band (centered at ~ 2.2 microns) vector vortex devices demonstrated excellent contrast results in the lab, down to ~ 1e-6 at an angular separation of 3 lb/d. On sky, we detected a brown dwarf companion 3000 times fainter than its host star (HR 7672) in the Ks band (centered at ~2.15 microns), at an angular separation of ~ 2.5 lb/d. Current and next-generation high-contrast instruments can directly benefit from the demonstrated capabilities of such a vector vortex: simplicity, small inner working angle, high optical throughput (>90%), and maximal off-axis discovery space.

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