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2018PASP..130f5001M - Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 130, part no 6, 5001-65001 (2018/June-0)

DARKNESS: a Microwave Kinetic Inductance detector integral field spectrograph for high-contrast astronomy.

MEEKER S.R., MAZIN B.A., WALTER A.B., STRADER P., FRUITWALA N., BOCKSTIEGEL C., SZYPRYT P., ULBRICHT G., COIFFARD G., BUMBLE B., CANCELO G., ZMUDA T., TREPTOW K., WILCER N., COLLURA G., DODKINS R., LIPARTITO I., ZOBRIST N., BOTTOM M., SHELTON J.C., MAWET D., VAN EYKEN J.C., VASISHT G. and SERABYN E.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present DARKNESS (the DARK-speckle Near-infrared Energy-resolving Superconducting Spectrophotometer), the first of several planned integral field spectrographs to use optical/near-infrared Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) for high-contrast imaging. The photon counting and simultaneous low-resolution spectroscopy provided by MKIDs will enable real-time speckle control techniques and post-processing speckle suppression at frame rates capable of resolving the atmospheric speckles that currently limit high-contrast imaging from the ground. DARKNESS is now operational behind the PALM-3000 extreme adaptive optics system and the Stellar Double Coronagraph at Palomar Observatory. Here, we describe the motivation, design, and characterization of the instrument, early on-sky results, and future prospects.

Abstract Copyright: © 2018. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. All rights reserved.

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