Asgard/NOTT: First lab assembly and experimental results
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| author | Garreau, G. Bigioli, A. Laugier, R. La Torre, B. Martinod, M-A. Missiaen, K. Morren, J. Raskin, G. Salman, M. Gross, S. Ireland, M. Joó, A. P. Labadie, L. Madden, S. Mazzoli, A. Medgyesi, G. Sanny, A. Taras, A. Vandenbussche, B. Defrère, D. |
| author_facet | Garreau, G. Bigioli, A. Laugier, R. La Torre, B. Martinod, M-A. Missiaen, K. Morren, J. Raskin, G. Salman, M. Gross, S. Ireland, M. Joó, A. P. Labadie, L. Madden, S. Mazzoli, A. Medgyesi, G. Sanny, A. Taras, A. Vandenbussche, B. Defrère, D. |
| contents | Asgard/NOTT is an ERC-funded project hosted at KU Leuven and is part of a new visitor instrumental suite, called Asgard, under preparation for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). Leveraging nulling capabilities and the long VLTI baselines, it is optimized for high-contrast imaging of the snow line region around young nearby main-sequence stars. This will enable the characterization of the atmosphere of young giant exoplanets and warm/hot exozodiacal dust with spectroscopy in the L'-band (3.5-4.0$μ$m). In this work, we present the first lab assembly of the instrument done at KU Leuven and the technical solutions to tackle the challenge of performing nulling in the mid-infrared despite the thermal background. The opto-mechanical design of the warm optics and the injection system for the photonic chip are described. The alignment procedure used to assemble the system is also presented. Finally, the first experimental results, including fringes and null measurements, are given and confirm the adequacy of the bench to test and optimize the Asgard/NOTT instrument. |
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| spellingShingle | Asgard/NOTT: First lab assembly and experimental results Garreau, G. Bigioli, A. Laugier, R. La Torre, B. Martinod, M-A. Missiaen, K. Morren, J. Raskin, G. Salman, M. Gross, S. Ireland, M. Joó, A. P. Labadie, L. Madden, S. Mazzoli, A. Medgyesi, G. Sanny, A. Taras, A. Vandenbussche, B. Defrère, D. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Asgard/NOTT is an ERC-funded project hosted at KU Leuven and is part of a new visitor instrumental suite, called Asgard, under preparation for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). Leveraging nulling capabilities and the long VLTI baselines, it is optimized for high-contrast imaging of the snow line region around young nearby main-sequence stars. This will enable the characterization of the atmosphere of young giant exoplanets and warm/hot exozodiacal dust with spectroscopy in the L'-band (3.5-4.0$μ$m). In this work, we present the first lab assembly of the instrument done at KU Leuven and the technical solutions to tackle the challenge of performing nulling in the mid-infrared despite the thermal background. The opto-mechanical design of the warm optics and the injection system for the photonic chip are described. The alignment procedure used to assemble the system is also presented. Finally, the first experimental results, including fringes and null measurements, are given and confirm the adequacy of the bench to test and optimize the Asgard/NOTT instrument. |
| title | Asgard/NOTT: First lab assembly and experimental results |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.08557 |