MIRAC-5 on the MMT with MAPS: annular groove phase mask N-band coronagraphic upgrade
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| author | Miller, Alyssa L. Leisenring, Jarron Meyer, Michael De Xivry, Gilles Orban Absil, Olivier Bowens, Rory Delacroix, Christian Durney, Olivier Forsberg, Pontus Hoffmann, Bill Karlsson, Mikael Monnier, John D. Montoya, Manny Morzinski, Katie Pantin, Eric Ronayette, Samuel Tobin, Taylor L. West, Grant |
| author_facet | Miller, Alyssa L. Leisenring, Jarron Meyer, Michael De Xivry, Gilles Orban Absil, Olivier Bowens, Rory Delacroix, Christian Durney, Olivier Forsberg, Pontus Hoffmann, Bill Karlsson, Mikael Monnier, John D. Montoya, Manny Morzinski, Katie Pantin, Eric Ronayette, Samuel Tobin, Taylor L. West, Grant |
| contents | We describe the coronagraphic upgrade underway for the Mid-Infrared Array Camera-5 (MIRAC-5) to be used with the 6.5-m MMT telescope utilizing the new MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet characterization System (MAPS). Mid-IR ground-based coronagraphic adaptive-optics-assisted imaging can be a powerful tool for characterizing exoplanet atmospheres and studying protoplanets in formation within circumstellar disks around young stars. In addition to enabling ground-based observations of bright targets in the background limit, high actuator density 1-2 kHz adaptive optics systems can be competitive with JWST in the contrast limit. We have procured an annular groove phase mask (AGPM) and performed preliminary characterization of its on-axis source rejection as a function of wavelength. We present an optimized Lyot Stop design for use with the AGPM using the High-contrast End-to-End Performance Simulator (HEEPS). Future work includes implementing the Quadrant Analysis of Coronagraphic Images for Tip-tilt Sensing (QACITS) control loop algorithm with MAPS. We present the system overview, pupil mask design, and expected performance metrics aligned with our scientific goals, building upon recent advances with MIRAC-5 (Bowens et al. 2025) and MAPS. |
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| spellingShingle | MIRAC-5 on the MMT with MAPS: annular groove phase mask N-band coronagraphic upgrade Miller, Alyssa L. Leisenring, Jarron Meyer, Michael De Xivry, Gilles Orban Absil, Olivier Bowens, Rory Delacroix, Christian Durney, Olivier Forsberg, Pontus Hoffmann, Bill Karlsson, Mikael Monnier, John D. Montoya, Manny Morzinski, Katie Pantin, Eric Ronayette, Samuel Tobin, Taylor L. West, Grant Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics We describe the coronagraphic upgrade underway for the Mid-Infrared Array Camera-5 (MIRAC-5) to be used with the 6.5-m MMT telescope utilizing the new MMT Adaptive optics exoPlanet characterization System (MAPS). Mid-IR ground-based coronagraphic adaptive-optics-assisted imaging can be a powerful tool for characterizing exoplanet atmospheres and studying protoplanets in formation within circumstellar disks around young stars. In addition to enabling ground-based observations of bright targets in the background limit, high actuator density 1-2 kHz adaptive optics systems can be competitive with JWST in the contrast limit. We have procured an annular groove phase mask (AGPM) and performed preliminary characterization of its on-axis source rejection as a function of wavelength. We present an optimized Lyot Stop design for use with the AGPM using the High-contrast End-to-End Performance Simulator (HEEPS). Future work includes implementing the Quadrant Analysis of Coronagraphic Images for Tip-tilt Sensing (QACITS) control loop algorithm with MAPS. We present the system overview, pupil mask design, and expected performance metrics aligned with our scientific goals, building upon recent advances with MIRAC-5 (Bowens et al. 2025) and MAPS. |
| title | MIRAC-5 on the MMT with MAPS: annular groove phase mask N-band coronagraphic upgrade |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03919 |