Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC): commissioning results at the CHARA Array

J.~D. Monnier; E. Pedretti; N. Thureau; J.-P. Berger; R. Millan-Gabet; T. ten Brummelaar; H. McAlister; J. Sturmann; L. Sturmann; P. Muirhead; A. Tannirkulam; S. Webster; M. Zhao

doi:10.1117/12.671982

Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC): commissioning results at the CHARA Array

J.~D. Monnier, E. Pedretti, N. Thureau, J.-P. Berger, R. Millan-Gabet, T. ten Brummelaar, H. McAlister, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, P. Muirhead, A. Tannirkulam, S. Webster, M. Zhao

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Abstract

The Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC) has been designed for two primary goals: 1) imaging with all six CHARA telescopes simultaneously in the near-infrared, 2) direct detection of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets using precision closure phases. In September 2005, MIRC was commissioned on-sky at the CHARA Array on Mt. Wilson, CA, successfully combining light from 4 telescopes simultaneously. After a brief overview of MIRC features and design philosophy, we provide detailed description of key components and present results of laboratory tests. Lastly, we present first results from the commissioning run, focusing on engineering performance. We also present remarkable on-sky closure phase results from the first night of recorded data with the best-ever demonstrated closure phase stability and precision (ΔΦ = 0.03 degrees).

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Volume	6268
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671982
Publication status	Published - 28 Jun 2006

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Monnier, J. D., Pedretti, E., Thureau, N., Berger, J.-P., Millan-Gabet, R., ten Brummelaar, T., McAlister, H., Sturmann, J., Sturmann, L., Muirhead, P., Tannirkulam, A., Webster, S., & Zhao, M. (2006). Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC): commissioning results at the CHARA Array. In Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series (Vol. 6268, pp. 1). (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671982

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Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC): commissioning results at the CHARA Array. / Monnier, J.~D.; Pedretti, E.; Thureau, N. et al.
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series. Vol. 6268 2006. p. 1 (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series).

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