Abstract
Spectroscopic observations are extremely important for determining the composition, structure, and surface gravity of exoplanetary atmospheres. High resolution spectroscopy of the planet itself has only been demonstrated a handful of times. By using advanced high contrast imagers, it is possible to conduct high resolution spectroscopy on imageable exoplanets, after the star light is first suppressed with an advanced coronagraph. Because the planet is spatially separated in the focal plane, a single mode fiber could be used to collect the light from the planet alone, reducing the photon noise by orders of magnitude. In addition, speckle control applied to the location where an exoplanet is known to exist, can be used to preferentially reject the stellar ux from the fiber further. In this paper we will present the plans for conducting high resolution spectroscopic studies of this nature with the combination of SCExAO and IRD in the H-band on the Subaru Telescope. This technique will be critical to the characterization of terrestrial planets on ELTs and future space missions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| State | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017 - Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Duration: Jun 25 2017 → Jun 30 2017 |
Other
| Other | 5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| Period | 6/25/17 → 6/30/17 |
Keywords
- Adaptive optics
- Coronagraphs
- Exoplanets
- Extreme AO
- Fiber injection
- High contrast imaging
- Imager
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Space and Planetary Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Instrumentation
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials