TY - GEN
T1 - Status update for MAPS, the MMT AO exoPlanet characterization System
AU - Montoya, Manny
AU - Morzinski, Katie M.
AU - Durney, Olivier
AU - Gardner, Andrew
AU - Mailhot, Emily
AU - Vargas, Dan
AU - Vaz, Amali
AU - West, Grant
AU - Patience, Jenny
AU - Jannuzi, Buell T.
AU - Anugu, Narsireddy
AU - Carlson, Jared
AU - Chapman, Kim
AU - Chen, Shaojie
AU - Fellows, Chuck
AU - Harrison, Lori
AU - Jones, Terry
AU - Kulesa, Craig
AU - Lamb, Masen
AU - Liu, Siqi
AU - McCarthy Jr, Donald W
AU - Sivanandam, Suresh
AU - Taylor, Jacob
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 SPIE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet characterization System (MAPS) is an exoplanet characterization program that encompasses instrument development, observational science, and education. The instrument we are developing for the 6.5m MMT observatory is multi-faceted, including a refurbished 336-actuator adaptive secondary mirror (ASM); two pyramid wavefront sensors (PyWFS's); a 1-kHz adaptive optics (AO) control loop; a high-resolution and long-wavelength upgrade to the Arizona infraRed Imager and Echelle Spectrograph (ARIES); and a new-AO-optimized upgrade to the MMT-sensitive polarimeter (MMT-Pol). With the completed MAPS instrument, we will execute a 60-night science program to characterize the atmospheric composition and dynamics of ~50-100 planets around other stars. The project is approaching first light, anticipated for Summer/Fall of 2022. With the electrical and optical tests complete and passing the review milestone for the ASM's development, it is currently being tuned. The PyWFS's are being built and integrated in their respective labs: the visible-light PyWFS at the University of Arizona (UA), and the infrared PyWFS at the University of Toronto (UT). The top-level AO control software is being developed at UA, with an on-sky calibration algorithm being developed at UT. ARIES development continues at UA, and MMT-Pol development is at the University of Minnesota. The science and education programs are in planning and preparation. We will present the design and development of the entire MAPS instrument and project, including an overview of lab results and next steps.
AB - The MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet characterization System (MAPS) is an exoplanet characterization program that encompasses instrument development, observational science, and education. The instrument we are developing for the 6.5m MMT observatory is multi-faceted, including a refurbished 336-actuator adaptive secondary mirror (ASM); two pyramid wavefront sensors (PyWFS's); a 1-kHz adaptive optics (AO) control loop; a high-resolution and long-wavelength upgrade to the Arizona infraRed Imager and Echelle Spectrograph (ARIES); and a new-AO-optimized upgrade to the MMT-sensitive polarimeter (MMT-Pol). With the completed MAPS instrument, we will execute a 60-night science program to characterize the atmospheric composition and dynamics of ~50-100 planets around other stars. The project is approaching first light, anticipated for Summer/Fall of 2022. With the electrical and optical tests complete and passing the review milestone for the ASM's development, it is currently being tuned. The PyWFS's are being built and integrated in their respective labs: the visible-light PyWFS at the University of Arizona (UA), and the infrared PyWFS at the University of Toronto (UT). The top-level AO control software is being developed at UA, with an on-sky calibration algorithm being developed at UT. ARIES development continues at UA, and MMT-Pol development is at the University of Minnesota. The science and education programs are in planning and preparation. We will present the design and development of the entire MAPS instrument and project, including an overview of lab results and next steps.
KW - Adaptive optics
KW - Adaptive secondary mirror
KW - Exoplanets
KW - High-resolution spectroscopy
KW - Infrared wavefront sensing
KW - Pyramid wavefront sensor
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U2 - 10.1117/12.2619434
DO - 10.1117/12.2619434
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85176104244
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Adaptive Optics Systems VIII
A2 - Schreiber, Laura
A2 - Schmidt, Dirk
A2 - Vernet, Elise
PB - SPIE
T2 - Adaptive Optics Systems VIII 2022
Y2 - 17 July 2022 through 22 July 2022
ER -