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Long Baseline Nulling Interferometry with the Keck Telescopes: a Progress Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2006

B. Mennesson ,
R. Akeson ,
E. Appleby ,
J. Bell ,
A. Booth ,
M.M. Colavita ,
S. Crawford ,
M.J. Creech-Eakman ,
W. Dahl  and
J. Fanson
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B. Mennesson
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
R. Akeson
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena CA 91125
E. Appleby
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
J. Bell
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
A. Booth
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
M.M. Colavita
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
S. Crawford
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
M.J. Creech-Eakman
Affiliation:
New Mexico Tech, Dept of Physics, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
W. Dahl
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
J. Fanson
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
C. Felizardo
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena CA 91125
J. Garcia
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
J. Gathright
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
J. Herstein
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena CA 91125
E. Hovland
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
M. Hrynevych
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
E. Johansson
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
C. Koresko
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena CA 91125
D. Le Mignant
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
R. Ligon
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
R. Millan-Gabet
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 South Wilson Avenue, Pasadena CA 91125
J. Moore
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
C. Neyman
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
D. Palmer
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
T. Panteleeva
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
C. Paine
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
S. Ragland
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
L. Reder
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
A. Rudeen
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
T. Saloga
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
E. Serabyn
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
M. Shao
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
R. Smythe
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
K. Summers
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
M. Swain
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
K. Tsubota
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
C. Tyau
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
G. Vasisht
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099
P. Wizinowich
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
J. Woillez
Affiliation:
W.M. Keck Observatory, California Association for Research in Astronomy, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743
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Abstract

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The Keck Interferometer Nuller (KIN) is one of the major scientific and technical precursors to the Terrestrial Planet Finder Interferometer (TPF-I) mission. KIN's primary objective is to measure the level of exo-zodiacal mid-infrared emission around nearby main sequence stars, which requires deep broad-band nulling of astronomical sources of a few Janskys at 10 microns. A number of new capabilitites are needed in order to reach that goal with the Keck telescopes: mid-infrared coherent recombination, interferometric operation in “split pupil” mode, N-band optical path stabilization using K-band fringe tracking and internal metrology, and eventually, active atmospheric dispersion correction. We report here on the progress made implementing these new functionalities, and discuss the initial levels of extinction achieved on the sky.

Keywords

instrumentation: interferometersinfrared: starsstars: circumstellar matter
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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Colloquium C200: Direct Imaging of Exoplanets: Science & Techniques , October 2005 , pp. 227 - 232
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