FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN IR INSTRUMENTATION AT ESO

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN IR INSTRUMENTATION AT ESOIR INSTRUMENTATION AT ESO

Mark CasaliMark Casali

2. Photon rich science

Spatial/astrometric

Spectral

Polarimetric

temporal

1. Photon starved science

Detection

Basic information

1. Photon starved science

Finding the faintest/most distant objects The first galaxies. Imaging, spectroscopy Star formation at high z High-z clusters Quasars T dwarfs and their atmospheres.

VISTAVISTA

16 2kx2k 16 2kx2k VIRGOVIRGO

0.34” pixels0.34” pixels 1.71.700 diameter diameter ZYJHKs + nbZYJHKs + nb 2007 2007

UKATC/RALUKATC/RAL

VISTAVISTA

16 2kx2k 16 2kx2k VIRGOVIRGO

0.34” pixels0.34” pixels 1.71.700 diameter diameter ZYJHKs + nbZYJHKs + nb 2007 2007

HAWK-IHAWK-I

7.5’ x 7.5’7.5’ x 7.5’ 0.1” pixels0.1” pixels Y,J,H,Ks + nbY,J,H,Ks + nb 90% optics 90% optics

throughput throughput Nasmyth UT4Nasmyth UT4 AIT at ESOAIT at ESO Q1 2007Q1 2007 deep imaging of VISTA targetsdeep imaging of VISTA targets

ESO IR dept

7.5’ x 7.5’7.5’ x 7.5’ 0.1” pixels0.1” pixels Y,J,H,Ks + nbY,J,H,Ks + nb 90% optics 90% optics

throughput throughput Nasmyth UT4Nasmyth UT4 AIT at ESOAIT at ESO Q1 2007Q1 2007 deep imaging of VISTA targetsdeep imaging of VISTA targets

10.6’Maximum

Field

HAWK-IHAWK-I

Adaptive Optics FacilityAdaptive Optics Facility

ESO AO/LGS departments

Deformable M2 Deformable M2 with 1170 voice with 1170 voice coilscoils

1.1m/2mm, 9kg1.1m/2mm, 9kg 20122012 Conjugated to Conjugated to

Ground LayerGround Layer Seeing improverSeeing improver

over wide fieldover wide field 4 Na Fibre Raman 4 Na Fibre Raman

LasersLasers






LasersLasers


HAWK-I

MUSE

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LasersLasers

KMOSKMOSUKATC/MPE/USM/U.Durham/U.OxfordUKATC/MPE/USM/U.Durham/U.Oxford

24 deployable 24 deployable arms/IFUsarms/IFUs

7’ diameter pickoff field7’ diameter pickoff field 14x14 spatial 14x14 spatial

elements/IFUelements/IFU R = 3400-3800R = 3400-3800 3 x 2kx2k H2RG 3 x 2kx2k H2RG

detectorsdetectors PDR in May. First light PDR in May. First light

20102010

2. Photon rich science

young stars – atmospheres and discs astrometry. Extrasolar planet orbits. Stellar orbits

at the galactic centre. stellar seismology. nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution direct detection of photons from extrasolar giant

planets first order characterization exoplanet atmospheres

(Clouds, dust content, Methane, water absorption, Effective temperature, radius, dust polarization)

CRIRESCRIRESR~ 100k

Very stable

1-5 microns

polarimetry

Delivery in next few months ESO IR department/Käufl

CRIRESCRIRES

4 hybridized Aladdin III Resolution~100k

AO front end 5 m/s with gas cells

SSpectro-pectro-PPolarimetric olarimetric HHigh-contrast igh-contrast EExoplanet xoplanet

REREsearchsearch

NIR tigertype IFS – Spectral characterisation of self-luminous planets

NIR dual imager – Detection of self-luminous planets, secondary science

Visible polarimeter – gas and debris disks, nearby planets in reflection

LAOG/LAM/LESIA/ONERA/O.Geneve/MPIA/O.Padova/ETH/O.Ams…..LAOG/LAM/LESIA/ONERA/O.Geneve/MPIA/O.Padova/ETH/O.Ams….. 20102010

u-v coverage(UT 8 hours =-15º)

4x8 milli arcsec K

Airy disk UT

VLTI - PRIMA - 2008VLTI - PRIMA - 2008 ESO/IMT/O.Geneve/O.Leiden/ESO/IMT/O.Geneve/O.Leiden/

MPIA/O.Heidelberg/EPF/MPE/MPIA/O.Heidelberg/EPF/MPE/ASTRONASTRON

Dual-feed on 2 UTs/ATs Dual-feed on 2 UTs/ATs gain of 5 to 6 gain of 5 to 6

magnitudesmagnitudes Phase-Referenced Phase-Referenced

Imaging Imaging with AMBER or MIDIwith AMBER or MIDI

High accuracy High accuracy differential astrometrydifferential astrometry

VLTI 2VLTI 2ndnd Generation Generation InstrumentsInstruments

proposals for Phase A studiesproposals for Phase A studies

MATISSE VSI GRAVITY

3-20µm, 4 beams

OCA/GEMINI Nice....

1-2.5µm, 4-6 beams

LAOG Grenoble….

2.2µm, 4x2 beams

MPE….

A European effortA European effort

MPE, GarchingMPE, Garching USM, MunichUSM, Munich ETH, ZurichETH, Zurich

ATC, EdinburghATC, Edinburgh MPIA, HeidelbergMPIA, Heidelberg U of U of

DurhamDurham

U of OxfordU of Oxford LAOG, GrenobleLAOG, Grenoble LAMLAM

LESIALESIA EPF, LausanneEPF, Lausanne

ONERAONERA

Obs de GeneveObs de Geneve LUANLUAN Padova Obs.Padova Obs.

U of AmsterdamU of Amsterdam RAL, DidcotRAL, Didcot Obs. LeidenObs. Leiden

IMT, NeuchatelIMT, Neuchatel ASTRONASTRON Obs. Obs.

HeidelbergHeidelberg

More second generation..More second generation..

ESO funding for further second-generation ESO funding for further second-generation instruments from 2010instruments from 2010

currently discussingcurrently discussing the process ( call for the process ( call for proposals etc.)proposals etc.)

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