MICADO: the E-ELT adaptive optics imaging camera

Richard Davies; N. Ageorges; L. Barl; L. R. Bedin; R. Bender; P. Bernardi; F. Chapron; Y. Clenet; A. Deep; E. Deul; M. Drost; F. Eisenhauer; R. Falomo; G. Fiorentino; N. M. Förster Schreiber; E. Gendron; R. Genzel; D. Gratadour; L. Greggio; F. Grupp; E. Held; T. Herbst; H.-J. Hess; Z. Hubert; K. Jahnke; K. Kuijken; D. Lutz; D. Magrin; B. Muschielok; R. Navarro; E. Noyola; T. Paumard; G. Piotto; R. Ragazzoni; A. Renzini; G. Rousset; H.-W. Rix; R. Saglia; L. Tacconi; M. Thiel; E. Tolstoy; S. Trippe; N. Tromp; E. A. Valentijn; G. Verdoes Kleijn; M. Wegner

doi:10.1117/12.856379

15 July 2010 MICADO: the E-ELT adaptive optics imaging camera

Richard Davies, N. Ageorges, L. Barl, L. R. Bedin, R. Bender, P. Bernardi, F. Chapron, Y. Clenet, A. Deep, E. Deul, M. Drost, F. Eisenhauer, R. Falomo, G. Fiorentino, N. M. Förster Schreiber, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, D. Gratadour, L. Greggio, F. Grupp, E. Held, T. Herbst, H.-J. Hess, Z. Hubert, K. Jahnke, K. Kuijken, D. Lutz, D. Magrin, B. Muschielok, R. Navarro, E. Noyola, T. Paumard, G. Piotto, R. Ragazzoni, A. Renzini, G. Rousset, H.-W. Rix, R. Saglia, L. Tacconi, M. Thiel, E. Tolstoy, S. Trippe, N. Tromp, E. A. Valentijn, G. Verdoes Kleijn, M. Wegner

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Proceedings Volume 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III; 77352A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856379
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

MICADO is the adaptive optics imaging camera for the E-ELT. It has been designed and optimised to be mounted to the LGS-MCAO system MAORY, and will provide diffraction limited imaging over a wide (~1 arcmin) field of view. For initial operations, it can also be used with its own simpler AO module that provides on-axis diffraction limited performance using natural guide stars. We discuss the instrument's key capabilities and expected performance, and show how the science drivers have shaped its design. We outline the technical concept, from the opto-mechanical design to operations and data processing. We describe the AO module, summarise the instrument performance, and indicate some possible future developments.

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Richard Davies, N. Ageorges, L. Barl, L. R. Bedin, R. Bender, P. Bernardi, F. Chapron, Y. Clenet, A. Deep, E. Deul, M. Drost, F. Eisenhauer, R. Falomo, G. Fiorentino, N. M. Förster Schreiber, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, D. Gratadour, L. Greggio, F. Grupp, E. Held, T. Herbst, H.-J. Hess, Z. Hubert, K. Jahnke, K. Kuijken, D. Lutz, D. Magrin, B. Muschielok, R. Navarro, E. Noyola, T. Paumard, G. Piotto, R. Ragazzoni, A. Renzini, G. Rousset, H.-W. Rix, R. Saglia, L. Tacconi, M. Thiel, E. Tolstoy, S. Trippe, N. Tromp, E. A. Valentijn, G. Verdoes Kleijn, and M. Wegner "MICADO: the E-ELT adaptive optics imaging camera", Proc. SPIE 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, 77352A (15 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856379

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