The Planetary Systems Imager for TMT: Overview and Status

  • The PSI Team

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Abstract

We provide a summary review of the scientific and technical capabilities and the overall project status of the Planetary Systems Instrument (PSI), a second-generation instrumentation suite for the TMT. The instrument seeks to determine the composition and energy balance of exoplanets through the joint measurement of planet-reflected starlight and thermal emission, as well as constrain planet formation and evolution scenarios through high-spectral-resolution characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. The PSI instrument concept operates from optical to thermal infrared wavelengths, combining high-order AO correction with pupil- and focal-plane wavefront sensing, coronagraphs, imaging and low-resolution integral-field spectroscopy, as well as fiber-coupled high-resolution spectrometers. The modular design enables simultaneous characterization of exoplanets at multiple wavelengths, allows for phased deployment and commissioning, and provides upgrade paths to accommodate potential technological advances. We will provide an overview of the past two years of development, including description of the key scientific and technical requirement development and flowdown, AO and science output performance simulation, optical conceptual design of the front-end AO system, and the status of precursor instrumentation and techniques.

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

  • adaptive optics
  • exoplanets
  • extremely large telescopes
  • high-contrast imaging
  • high-resolution spectroscopy
  • integral field spectroscopy

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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