1. The NIR arm of SHARK: System for coronagraphy with High-order Adaptive optics from R to K bands
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Johanan L. Codona, Maria Bergomi, Enrico Pinna, Alfio Puglisi, Christophe Verinaud, Fernando Pedichini, Andrea Baruffolo, Roberto Ragazzoni, Philip M. Hinz, Wolfgang Gaessler, Valentina Viotto, Bernardo Salasnich, Daniela Fantinel, Davide Greggio, Carlo Baffa, Luca Carbonaro, G. Farisato, Alexis Carlotti, Simone Esposito, Demetrio Magrin, Jacopo Farinato, Marco Dima, Franco Lisi, Marco Stangalini, Emanuele Giallongo, Luca Marafatto, Mauro Centrone, ITA, USA, and FRA
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Ecology ,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) ,Evolution ,business.industry ,Computer science ,extreme adaptive optics ,Large Binocular Telescope ,coronagraphy ,large binocular telescope ,planet finding ,Space and Planetary Science ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Conceptual study ,Optics ,Behavior and Systematics ,Planet ,High order ,business ,Adaptive optics ,Remote sensing ,Communication channel - Abstract
SHARK is a proposal aimed at investigating the technical feasibility and the scientific capabilities of high-contrast cameras to be implemented at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). SHARK foresees two separated channels: near-infrared (NIR) channel and visible, both providing imaging and coronagraphic modes. We describe here the SHARK instrument concept, with particular emphasis on the NIR channel at the level of a conceptual study, performed in the framework of the call for proposals for new LBT instruments. The search for giant extra-Solar planets is the main science case, as we will outline in the paper.
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- 2014