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Direct imaging of Beta Pictoris b with first-light Magellan Adaptive Optics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2014

Katie M. Morzinski ,
Laird M. Close ,
Jared R. Males ,
Phil M. Hinz ,
Alfio Puglisi ,
Simone Esposito ,
Armando Riccardi ,
Enrico Pinna ,
Marco Xompero  and
Runa Briguglio
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Katie M. Morzinski*
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Laird M. Close
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Jared R. Males
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Phil M. Hinz
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Alfio Puglisi
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Simone Esposito
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Armando Riccardi
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Enrico Pinna
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Marco Xompero
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Runa Briguglio
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Kate Follette
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Derek Kopon
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Victor Gasho
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Alan Uomoto
Affiliation:
Carnegie Observatories, OCIW, 813 Santa Barbara St. Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
Tyson Hare
Affiliation:
Carnegie Observatories, OCIW, 813 Santa Barbara St. Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
Andy Skemer
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Carmelo Arcidiacono
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Fernando Quiros-Pacheco
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Javier Argomedo
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Lorenzo Busoni
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy
T. J. Rodigas
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Ya-Lin Wu
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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†email: ktmorz@arizona.edu
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Abstract

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MagAO is the newly-commissioned adaptive optics (AO) instrument on the Magellan Clay telescope at Las Companas Observatory, Chile. MagAO has two co-mounted science cameras: VisAO for visible-light direct and spectral-differential imaging; and Clio for near to thermal IR direct imaging, non-redundant-mask interference, and prism spectroscopy. We demonstrate MagAO's simultaneous visible and infrared AO performance via direct images of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. The planet was detected in 5 passbands from 0.9–5μm. Here we show the infrared images; the visible observations are presented in Males et al. 2013. MagAO is the first AO system to offer good performance with extensive coverage across the O/IR spectrum and thus offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the spectral energy distributions of directly-imaged extrasolar planetary atmospheres.

Keywords

Planets and satellites: individual (Beta Pictoris b)Stars: individual (Beta Pictoris)Stars: planetary systemsInstrumentation: adaptive optics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S299: Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems , June 2013 , pp. 252 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

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