MICADO: The Multi-Adaptive Optics Camera for Deep Observations
- Author(s)
- R. Davies, V. Hörmann, S. Rabien, E. Sturm, J. Alves, Y. Clénet, J. Kotilainen, F. Lang-Bardl, H. Nicklas, J.-U. Pott, E. Tolstoy, B. Vulcani,
- Abstract
The Multi-adaptive optics Imaging CamerA for Deep Observations (MICADO)
will image a field of view of nearly 1 arcminute at the diffraction
limit of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), making use of the adaptive
optics correction provided by single-conjugate adaptive optics (SCAO)
and multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO). Its simple and robust design
will yield an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and resolution
across the field. This article outlines the characteristics of the
observing modes offered and illustrates each of them with an
astrophysical application. Potential users can explore their own ideas
using the data simulator ScopeSim.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Paris Observatory, University of Turku, Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, University of Groningen, Osservatorio Astronomico
- Journal
- The Messenger
- Volume
- 182
- Pages
- 17-21
- ISSN
- 0722-6691
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5217
- Publication date
- 2021
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103003 Astronomy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/c4d3effd-7a19-4ded-bce3-d4d767069e58