The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: Testing the Lyot coronograph prototypes

Pierre Baudoz; Elsa Huby; Olivier Dupuis; Faouzi Boussaha; Yann Clénet; Ric Davies

doi:10.1117/12.3019785

The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: Testing the Lyot coronograph prototypes

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2024-11-22 v1

Authors: Pierre Baudoz , Elsa Huby , Olivier Dupuis , Faouzi Boussaha , Yann Clénet , Ric Davies

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MICADO, the European Extremely Large Telescope first light imager will feature a dedicated high contrast imaging mode specifically designed for observing and characterizing exoplanets and circumstellar disks. Its improved sensitivity and angular resolution, compared to existing instruments will significantly increase our knowledge on these planetary systems. MICADO will include three classical Lyot coronagraphs, one vector phase-apodized pupil plane (vAPP) and two sparse apertures. After rapidly describing the final design of MICADO high contrast mode, we will describe the current state of development of the coronographic components and the testing of the first Lyot coronagraph prototypes.

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MICADO ELT Lyot coronagraph high contrast imaging exoplanets prototype testing circumstellar disks

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@article{arxiv.2411.13709,
  title  = {The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: Testing the Lyot coronograph prototypes},
  author = {Pierre Baudoz and Elsa Huby and Olivier Dupuis and Faouzi Boussaha and Yann Clénet and Ric Davies},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.13709},
  year   = {2024}
}

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The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: Testing the Lyot coronograph prototypes

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