MIRAC-5: A ground-based mid-IR instrument with the potential to detect ammonia in gas giants

R. Bowens; J. Leisenring; M. R. Meyer; M. Montoya; W. Hoffmann; K. Morzinski; P. Hinz; J. D. Monnier; E. Bergin; E. Viges; P. Calissendorff; W. Forrest; C. McMurtry; J. Pipher; M. Cabrera

doi:10.1117/12.2628953

MIRAC-5: A ground-based mid-IR instrument with the potential to detect ammonia in gas giants

R. Bowens, J. Leisenring, M. R. Meyer, M. Montoya, W. Hoffmann, K. Morzinski, P. Hinz, J. D. Monnier, E. Bergin, E. Viges, P. Calissendorff, W. Forrest, C. McMurtry, J. Pipher, M. Cabrera

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We present the fifth incarnation of the Mid-Infrared Array Camera (MIRAC-5) instrument which will use a new GeoSnap (3 – 13 microns) detector. Advances in adaptive optics (AO) systems and detectors are enabling ground-based mid-infrared systems capable of high spatial resolution and deep contrast. As one of the only 3 – 13 micron cameras used in tandem with AO, MIRAC-5 will be complementary to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and capable of characterizing gas giant exoplanets and imaging forming protoplanets (helping to characterize their circumplanetary disks). We describe key features of the MIRAC-5 GeoSnap detector, a long-wave Mercury-Cadmium-Telluride (MCT) array produced by Teledyne Imaging Sensors (TIS), including its high quantum efficiency (> 65%), large well-depth, and low noise. We summarize MIRAC-5’s important capabilities, including prospects for obtaining the first continuum mid-infrared measurements for several gas giants and the first 10.2-10.8 micron NH3 detection in the atmosphere of the warm companion GJ 504b (Teff ~ 550 K) within 8 hours of observing time. Finally, we describe plans for future upgrades to MIRAC-5 such as adding a coronagraph. MIRAC-5 will be commissioned on the MMT utilizing the new MAPS AO system in late 2022 with plans to move to Magellan with the MagAO system in the future.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
Editors	Christopher J. Evans, Julia J. Bryant, Kentaro Motohara
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653498
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628953
State	Published - 2022
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2022 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jul 17 2022 → Jul 22 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12184
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2022
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	7/17/22 → 7/22/22

Keywords

Adaptive Optics
High Contrast
Mid-Infrared

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

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Bowens, R., Leisenring, J., Meyer, M. R., Montoya, M., Hoffmann, W., Morzinski, K., Hinz, P., Monnier, J. D., Bergin, E., Viges, E., Calissendorff, P., Forrest, W., McMurtry, C., Pipher, J., & Cabrera, M. (2022). MIRAC-5: A ground-based mid-IR instrument with the potential to detect ammonia in gas giants. In C. J. Evans, J. J. Bryant, & K. Motohara (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX Article 121841U (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12184). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628953

MIRAC-5: A ground-based mid-IR instrument with the potential to detect ammonia in gas giants. / Bowens, R.; Leisenring, J.; Meyer, M. R. et al.
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. ed. / Christopher J. Evans; Julia J. Bryant; Kentaro Motohara. SPIE, 2022. 121841U (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12184).

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Bowens, R, Leisenring, J, Meyer, MR, Montoya, M, Hoffmann, W, Morzinski, K, Hinz, P, Monnier, JD, Bergin, E, Viges, E, Calissendorff, P, Forrest, W, McMurtry, C, Pipher, J & Cabrera, M 2022, MIRAC-5: A ground-based mid-IR instrument with the potential to detect ammonia in gas giants. in CJ Evans, JJ Bryant & K Motohara (eds), Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX., 121841U, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 12184, SPIE, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2022, Montreal, Canada, 7/17/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628953

Bowens R, Leisenring J, Meyer MR, Montoya M, Hoffmann W, Morzinski K et al. MIRAC-5: A ground-based mid-IR instrument with the potential to detect ammonia in gas giants. In Evans CJ, Bryant JJ, Motohara K, editors, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. SPIE. 2022. 121841U. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2628953

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