High-contrast imaging of HD 163296 with the Keck/NIRC2 L'-band vortex coronograph
G. Guidi, G. Ruane, J. P. Williams, D. Mawet, L. Testi, A. Zurlo, O. Absil, M. Bottom, E. Choquet, V. Christiaens, B. Femenía Castellá, E. Huby, A. Isella, J. K… 展开作者
G. Guidi, G. Ruane, J. P. Williams, D. Mawet, L. Testi, A. Zurlo, O. Absil, M. Bottom, E. Choquet, V. Christiaens, B. Femenía Castellá, E. Huby, A. Isella, J. Kastner, T. Meshkat, M. Reggiani, A. Riggs, E. Serabyn, N. Wallack
We present observations of the nearby (D$\sim$100\,pc) Herbig star HD~163296 taken with the vortex coronograph at Keck/NIRC2 in the L' band (3.7~$μ$m), to search for planetary mass companions in the ringed disc surrounding this pre-main sequence star. The images reveal an arc-like region of scattered light from the disc surface layers that is likely associated with the first bright ring detected with ALMA in the $λ$=1.3mm dust continuum at $\sim$65~au. We also detect a point-like source at $\sim$0\farcs5 projected separation in the North-East direction, close to the inner edge of the second gap in the millimetre images. Comparing the point source photometry with the atmospheric emission models of non-accreting giant planets, we obtain a mass of 6--7~M$_J$ for a putative protoplanet, assuming a system age of 5~Myr. Based on the contrast at a 95\% level of completeness calculated on the emission-free regions of our images, we set upper limits for the masses of giant planets of 8--15~M$_J$, 4.5--6.5~M$_J$ and 2.5-4.0~M$_J$ at the locations of the first, second and third gap in the millimetre dust continuum, respectively. Further deep, high resolution thermal IR imaging of the HD~163296 system are warranted, to confirm the presence and nature of the point source and to better understand the structure of the dust disc.
Searching for Embedded Protoplanets with the Keck/NIRC2 Vortex Coronagraph: Confirmation of a Core-accretion Planet in the Narrow Gap of the Elias 2-24 Disk
Instituto de Estudios Astrofísicos, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Diego Portales（Diego Portales大学工程与科学学院天体物理研究所）；Millennium Nucleus on Young Exoplanets and their Moons (YEMS)（年轻系外行星及其卫星千年核心）；Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology（加州理工学院喷气推进实验室）；Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven（荷鲁芬大学天体物理研究所）；STAR Institute, Université de Liège（列日大学STAR研究所）
A Wolf 359 in sheep's clothing: Hunting for substellar companions in the fifth-closest system using combined high-contrast imaging and radial velocity analysis
本研究结合 Keck-NIRC2 高对比度成像与多源视向速度数据，排除了 Wolf 359 系统中近距离恒星及多数大型气态巨行星伴星的存在，并探讨了 JWST 对其直接成像的能力。
NIRC2-Pol: First Light of Near-Infrared Polarimetry on Keck II
University of California Santa Barbara（加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校）；Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles（加州大学洛杉矶分校物理与天文学系）；W.M. Keck Observatory（W.M.凯克天文台）；Department of Astronomy, University of California San Diego（加州大学圣地亚哥分校天文学系）；Department of Astronomy, University of California Berkeley（加州大学伯克利分校天文学系）；Colorado State University（科罗拉多州立大学）
Constraining the Orbit and Mass of epsilon Eridani b with Radial Velocities, Hipparcos IAD-Gaia DR2 Astrometry, and Multi-epoch Vortex Coronagraphy Upper Limits
