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SPHERE: A ‘Planet Finder’ Instrument for the VLT
- Jean-Luc Beuzit, M. Feldt, +40 authors Rens Waters
- Physics
- 14 June 2006
Direct detection and spectral characterization of extra-solar planets is one of the most exciting but also one of the most
challenging areas in modern astronomy. The challenge consists in the very… Expand
Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70
- M. Keppler, M. Benisty, +123 authors L. Weber
- Physics
- 29 June 2018
Context. Young circumstellar disks are the birthplaces of planets. Their study is of prime interest to understand the physical and chemical conditions under which planet formation takes place. Only… Expand
Discovery of a warm, dusty giant planet around HIP 65426
- G. Chauvin, S. Desidera, +120 authors Z. Wahhaj
- Physics
- 5 July 2017
Aims. The SHINE program is a high-contrast near-infrared survey of 600 young, nearby stars aimed at searching for and characterizing new planetary systems using VLT/SPHERE’s unprecedented… Expand
First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE IV : Physical and chemical properties of the planets around HR8799
- M. Bonnefoy, A. Zurlo, +63 authors F. Wildi
- Physics
- 12 November 2015
Context. The system of fourplanets discovered around the intermediate-mass star HR8799 offers a unique opportunity to test planet formation theories at large orbital radii and to probe the physics… Expand
Adaptive Optics Nulling Interferometric Constraints on the Mid-Infrared Exozodiacal Dust Emission around Vega
- W. M. Liu, P. Hinz, +10 authors West Switzerland University of Applied Sciences Centro Astrobiologia
- Physics
- 25 June 2004
We present the results of mid-infrared nulling interferometric observations of the main-sequence star α Lyr (Vega) using the 6.5 m MMT with its adaptive secondary mirror. From the observations at… Expand
SPHERE/ZIMPOL observations of the symbiotic system R Aquarii - I. Imaging of the stellar binary and the innermost jet clouds
- H. M. Schmid, A. Bazzon, +40 authors F. Wildi
- Physics
- 16 March 2017
Context. R Aqr is a symbiotic binary system consisting of a mira variable, a hot companion with a spectacular jet outflow, and an extended emission line nebula. Because of its proximity to the Sun,… Expand
Atmospheric characterization of Proxima b by coupling the Sphere high-contrast imager to the Espresso spectrograph
- C. Lovis, I. Snellen, +17 authors S. Udry
- Physics
- 10 September 2016
Context. The temperate Earth-mass planet Proxima b is the closest exoplanet to Earth and represents what may be our best ever opportunity to search for life outside the Solar System. Aims. We aim at… Expand
First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE: I. Detection and characterization of the substellar companion GJ 758 B
- A. Vigan, M. Bonnefoy, +72 authors F. Wildi
- Physics
- 12 November 2015
GJ 758 B is a brown dwarf companion to a nearby (15.76%) solar-type, metal-rich (M/H = +0.2 dex) main-sequence star (G9V) that was discovered with Subaru/HiCIAO in 2009. From previous studies, it has… Expand
SPHERE / ZIMPOL high resolution polarimetric imager. I. System overview, PSF parameters, coronagraphy, and polarimetry.
- H. M. Schmid, A. Bazzon, +59 authors F. Wildi
- Physics
- 15 August 2018
We describe the Zurich Imaging Polarimeter (ZIMPOL), the visual focal plane subsystem of the SPHERE "VLT planet finder", which pushes the limits of current AO systems to shorter wavelengths, higher… Expand
First light of the 6.5-m MMT adaptive optics system
- F. Wildi, G. Brusa, M. Lloyd-Hart, L. Close, A. Riccardi
- Physics, Engineering
- SPIE Optics + Photonics
- 24 December 2003
The adaptive optics system of the 6.5m MMT with its deformable secondary has seen first light on the sky in November 2002. Since then, it has logged over 30 nights at the telescope and has been used… Expand