The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign

Michael C. Liu; Zahed Wahhaj; Beth Biller; Evgenya Shkolnik; Mark Chun; Christ Ftaclas; Doug Toomey; Laird Close; Eric Nielsen; Tom Hayward; Markus Hartung; Etienne Artigau

doi:10.1063/1.3099148

The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign

Michael C. Liu, Zahed Wahhaj, Beth Biller, Evgenya Shkolnik, Mark Chun, Christ Ftaclas, Doug Toomey, Laird Close, Eric Nielsen, Tom Hayward, Markus Hartung, Etienne Artigau

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Abstract

Direct imaging is one of the most compelling methods for studying the properties and origins of extrasolar planets. The Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI) is the new high-contrast AO imager for the Gemini-South 8.1-meter telescope, tailored to direct detection of extrasolar planets through dual-channel methane-band coronagraphic imaging. Our team has been selected to carry out an extensive (500 hour) observing program beginning in Winter 2008 to detect and characterize extrasolar planets. We briefly describe the science goals, the Campaign design, NICI on-sky performance, and a complementary preparatory search for young nearby low-mass target stars. The Planet-Finding Campaign is expected to be the largest and most sensitive imaging survey to date for massive (∼1 M _Jup) planets around other stars.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	461-464
Number of pages	4
Journal	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1094
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3099148
State	Published - 2009
Event	15th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun - St. Andrews, United Kingdom Duration: Jul 21 2008 → Jul 25 2008

Keywords

Adaptive optics
Brown dwarfs
Formation
Instrumentation
Low-mass
Planetary systems

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