{"title":"GRAVITY+: towards faint science, all sky milli arcsecond optical interferometric imaging","authors":"S. Gillessen","doi":"10.1117/12.2562557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562557","url":null,"abstract":"GRAVITY and the VLTI have transformed optical interferometry with ground-breaking results on the Galactic Center, Active Galactic Nuclei, and Exoplanets. With modest upgrades to GRAVITY+, the Paranal Observatory will open up the extragalactic sky for milli-arcsec resolution interferometric imaging, and give access to galactic targets as faint as 22 mag. GRAVITY+ will measure the black hole masses of active galactic nuclei across cosmic times, establish whether globular clusters harbor intermediate-mass black holes, and obtain high-quality exoplanet spectra and orbits. The straightforward upgrade consists of implementing off-axis fringe tracking, an improved throughput, and laser-guide star adaptive optics for all 8m telescopes and can be divided up into several phases. Most of the upgrades will be beneficial to all VLTI instruments. Here we present a few selected science cases and outline the project, which could be implemented within a few years.","PeriodicalId":168874,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VII","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129583689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Science with MATISSE","authors":"F. Millour, B. López","doi":"10.1117/12.2561328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561328","url":null,"abstract":"MATISSE is the mid-infrared second generation instrument of the VLTI. By sounding both the 3-5 microns and the 8-13 microns wavelength regions, MATISSE is sensitive to the gaz and dust in the vicinity of astrophysical objects. It is therefore possible to colocate the presence of gaz and dust and to better understand the link between the central sources and their environments. We will present in this talk the results of the science program of the MATISSE consortium, especially on the major science cases : stars, active galactic nucleai and, planet forming regions.","PeriodicalId":168874,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VII","volume":"331 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134025986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Gao, F. Eisenhauer, J. Woillez, P. Bourget, B. Chazelas, R. Dembet, F. Gonté, J. Ott, N. Schuhler, G. Zins, F. Haussmann, M. Hartl, S. Gillessen, R. Genzel, G. Perrin, W. Brandner, T. Paumard, K. Rousselet-Perraut, P. Garcia, C. Straubmeier, A. Amorim, T. Ott, F. Widmann, J. Shangguan, O. Straub, S. V. Fellenberg, E. Sturm, O. Pfuhl, M. Bauböck, A. Jiménez-Rosales, M. Horrobin, J. Stadler, D. Lutz, Taro Shimizu, A. Drescher, M. Bolzer
{"title":"First four telescopes large-separation off-axis fringe-tracking interferometry with GRAVITY at the VLTI","authors":"F. Gao, F. Eisenhauer, J. Woillez, P. Bourget, B. Chazelas, R. Dembet, F. Gonté, J. Ott, N. Schuhler, G. Zins, F. Haussmann, M. Hartl, S. Gillessen, R. Genzel, G. Perrin, W. Brandner, T. Paumard, K. Rousselet-Perraut, P. Garcia, C. Straubmeier, A. Amorim, T. Ott, F. Widmann, J. Shangguan, O. Straub, S. V. Fellenberg, E. Sturm, O. Pfuhl, M. Bauböck, A. Jiménez-Rosales, M. Horrobin, J. Stadler, D. Lutz, Taro Shimizu, A. Drescher, M. Bolzer","doi":"10.1117/12.2561408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561408","url":null,"abstract":"We present the successful demonstration of world's first large-separation ~30\" off-axis fringe tracking with four telescopes in October 2019. With this technique we increase the sky-coverage for optical interferometry by orders of magnitude compared to current technology. Following the early work at the Palomar Testbed Interferometer, the first demonstration of off-axis fringe tracking at the Keck Interferometer and with PRIMA at the ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer, and the breakthrough with the GRAVITY Galactic Center observations, we enhanced the VLTI infrastructure for GRAVITY to take advantage of the PRIMA Star separators and Differential Delay Lines for off-axis fringe tracking. In our presentation we give an introduction to the subject, present the enhancements of the VLTI, and present our results from the first on-sky operation in October 2019, with observations of the Orion Trapezium Cluster, a field brown dwarf, and a high redshift quasar.","PeriodicalId":168874,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VII","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126587059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The next-generation miniaturized high spectral resolution Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer (SHS)","authors":"S. Hosseini","doi":"10.1117/12.2563171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563171","url":null,"abstract":"We will present on the status of a new NUV (3080 A) miniature SHS instrument for detecting the hydroxyl OD/OH isotope ratio remotely in diffused and faint targets such as cometary tails, comae, and planetary exospheres. Developing the SHS instrument has a wide significance to Astrophysics and Planetary science. SHS provides integrated spectra at high R, over a wide FOV in compact designs that offer the ability to make key science measurements for a variety of planetary targets. Many planetary objects that produce UV emissions are angularly extended low brightness targets, i.e., solar wind charge exchange emission, solar system planetary atmospheres and exospheres, mapping atomic emission, comets, and the interplanetary medium. SHS could be implemented on a dedicated SmallSat or ISS that can sit and stare at its target for a long duration of time that cannot be done from the ground or on big missions.","PeriodicalId":168874,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VII","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129342277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Stadler, G. Perin, W. Brandner, C. Straubmeier, K. Rousselet-Perraut, A. Amorim, P. Garcia, F. Eisenhauer, M. Bauböck, F. Gao, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, A. Jiménez-Rosales, T. Ott, J. Shangguan, O. Straub, E. Sturm, S. V. Fellenberg, F. Widmann, O. Pfuhl, S. Lacour, J. Woillez, M. Nowak
{"title":"Static phase aberrations in near-IR interferometry and GRAVITY's determination of the galactic center distanceStatic phase aberrations in near-IR interferometry and GRAVITY's determination of the galactic center distance","authors":"J. Stadler, G. Perin, W. Brandner, C. Straubmeier, K. Rousselet-Perraut, A. Amorim, P. Garcia, F. Eisenhauer, M. Bauböck, F. Gao, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, A. Jiménez-Rosales, T. Ott, J. Shangguan, O. Straub, E. Sturm, S. V. Fellenberg, F. Widmann, O. Pfuhl, S. Lacour, J. Woillez, M. Nowak","doi":"10.1117/12.2576225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576225","url":null,"abstract":"The GRAVITY instrument has revolutionized optical/IR interferometry: fringe-tracking and phase-referencing allow for 30 micro-arcsecond astrometry in a dual beam mode, and for spectro-differential astrometry better than 10 micro-arcseconds. The control of systematic effects is essential to fully exploit this technological advancement. Among those systematics are static phase aberrations, introduced along the instrument's optical path, which in particular affect the inferred separation of two unresolved objects within the same FOV. Here, we present how the aberrations can be measured, characterized by low-order Zernike polynomials and, most importantly, how their impact on the astrometry is corrected. The resulting astrometry corrections are verified with calibration observations of a binary before we discuss how they affect GRAVITY's measurement of the galactic center distance.","PeriodicalId":168874,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VII","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121167925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Tuthill, Louis Desdoigts, C. Betters, B. Norris, I. Cairns, S. Leon-Saval
{"title":"The TOLIMAN space telescope: discovering exoplanets in the solar neighbourhood","authors":"P. Tuthill, Louis Desdoigts, C. Betters, B. Norris, I. Cairns, S. Leon-Saval","doi":"10.1117/12.2563081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563081","url":null,"abstract":"Although discovery technologies are now populating exoplanet catalogs into the thousands, contemporary astronomy is poorly equipped to find the most compelling exoplanetary real-estate: earth-analog systems within our immediate solar neighbourhood. The TOLIMAN space telescope program aims to develop low-cost, agile mission concepts dedicated to astrometric detection of exoplanets within 10PC, and in particularly targeting the Alpha Cen system. It accomplishes this by deploying an innovative optical and signal encoding architecture that targets the most promising technique for this critical stellar sample: high precision astrometric monitoring. Two pathfinder missions, the first a cubesat slated for 2021 launch, and the second a 10cm space telescope under development at the University of Sydney. We will present an overview of the family of missions and the novel technologies underlying the signal detection strategy.","PeriodicalId":168874,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VII","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121300787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Cheriton, A. Densmore, S. Sivanandam, E. Mooij, D. Melati, M. K. Dezfouli, J. Schmid, J. Lapointe, Shurui Wang, R. Ma, Danxia Xu, L. Simard, S. Janz
{"title":"Integrated photonic correlation spectroscopy for faint exoplanet biosignature detection","authors":"R. Cheriton, A. Densmore, S. Sivanandam, E. Mooij, D. Melati, M. K. Dezfouli, J. Schmid, J. Lapointe, Shurui Wang, R. Ma, Danxia Xu, L. Simard, S. Janz","doi":"10.1117/12.2560811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560811","url":null,"abstract":"Exoplanetary biosignatures, molecular compounds which indicate a likelihood of extraterrestrial life, can be detected by highly sensitive spectroscopy of starlight which passes through the atmospheres of exoplanets towards the Earth. Such sensitive measurements can only be accomplished with the next generation of telescopes, leading to a corresponding increase in cost and complexity spectrometers. Integrated astrophotonic instruments are well-suited to address these challenges through their low-cost fabrication and compact geometries. We propose and characterize an integrated photonic gas sensor which detects the correlation between the near-infrared quasi-periodic vibronic absorption line spectrum of a gas and a silicon waveguide ring resonator transmittance comb. This technique enables lock-in amplification detection for real-time detection of faint biosignatures for reduced observation timescales and rapid exoplanetary atmosphere surveys using highly compact instrumentation.","PeriodicalId":168874,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VII","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128138971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}