GPI 2.0: Characterizing Self-Luminous Exoplanets Through Low-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy

Arlene J. Alemán, Bruce Macintosh, Mary Anne Limbach, Mark S. Marley, Jeffrey K. Chilcote, Quinn Konopacky, Dmitry Savransky

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Abstract

Direct imaging characterization of extrasolar planets is often done at low spectral resolution. We model the spectrograph for the Gemini Planet Imager upgrade (GPI 2.0) and assess the instrument’s potential for allowing observers to constrain exoplanet properties through analysis of near-infrared spectra. We simulated noisy observations followed by calculations of posterior distributions from maximum likelihood comparison with the Sonora 2018 model grid. Preliminary results suggest that GPI 2.0 should allow observers to constrain temperature with sufficient accuracy, but gravity remains largely uncertain. We also explore the effects of incorporating convolution with the instrument line spread function into our simulation and compare the results with our preliminary findings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
EditorsChristopher J. Evans, Julia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510653498
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2022 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jul 17 2022Jul 22 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12184
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceGround-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2022
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period7/17/227/22/22

Keywords

  • Gemini Planet Imager
  • direct imaging
  • infrared spectroscopy
  • line spread function

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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