MICADO: first light imager for the E-ELT
Abstract
MICADO will equip the E-ELT with a first light capability for diffraction limited imaging at near-infrared wavelengths. The instrument's observing modes focus on various flavours of imaging, including astrometric, high contrast, and time resolved. There is also a single object spectroscopic mode optimised for wavelength coverage at moderately high resolution. This contribution provides an overview of the key functionality of the instrument, outlining the scientific rationale for its observing modes. The interface between MICADO and the adaptive optics system MAORY that feeds it is summarised. The design of the instrument is discussed, focussing on the optics and mechanisms inside the cryostat, together with a brief overview of the other key sub-systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1607.01954,
title = {MICADO: first light imager for the E-ELT},
author = {R. Davies and J. Schubert and M. Hartl and J. Alves and Y. Clénet and F. Lang-Bardl and H. Nicklas and J. -U. Pott and R. Ragazzoni and E. Tolstoy and T. Agocs and H. Anwand-Heerwart and S. Barboza and P. Baudoz and R. Bender and P. Bizenberger and A. Boccaletti and W. Boland and P. Bonifacio and F. Briegel and T. Buey and F. Chapron and M. Cohen and O. Czoske and S. Dreizler and R. Falomo and P. Feautrier and N. Förster Schreiber and E. Gendron and R. Genzel and M. Glück and D. Gratadour and R. Greimel and F. Grupp and M. Häuser and M. Haug and J. Hennawi and H. -J. Hess and V. Hörmann and R. Hofferbert and U. Hopp and Z. Hubert and D. Ives and W. Kausch and F. Kerber and H. Kravcar and K. Kuijken and F. Lang-Bardl and M. Leitzinger and K. Leschinski and D. Massari and S. Mei and F. Merlin and L. Mohr and A. Monna and F. Müller and R. Navarro and M. Plattner and N. Przybilla and R. Ramlau and S. Ramsay and T. Ratzka and P. Rhode and J. Richter and H. -W. Rix and G. Rodeghiero and R. -R. Rohloff and G. Rousset and R. Ruddenklau and V. Schaffenroth and J. Schlichter and A. Sevin and R. Stuik and E. Sturm and J. Thomas and N. Tromp and M. Turatto and G. Verdoes-Kleijn and F. Vidal and R. Wagner and M. Wegner and W. Zeilinger and B. Ziegler and G. Zins},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.01954},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
to appear in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, eds. Evans C., Simard L., Takami H., Proc. SPIE vol. 9908 id 73; 2016