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The NIR arm of SHARK: System for coronagraphy with High-order Adaptive optics from R to K bands

2014; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s1473550414000494

1475-3006

Jacopo Farinato, C. Baffa, Andrea Baruffolo, Maria Bergomi, Luca Carbonaro, Alexis Carlotti, Mauro Centrone, Johanan L. Codona, Marco Dima, Simone Esposito, D. Fantinel, G. Farisato, Wolfgang Gäessler, E. Giallongo, Davide Greggio, Philip M. Hinz, F. Lisi, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Fernando Pedichini, Enrico Pinna, Alfio Puglisi, Roberto Ragazzoni, Bernardo Salasnich, M. Stangalini, Christophe Vérinaud, Valentina Viotto,

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Abstract SHARK is a proposal aimed at investigating the technical feasibility and the scientific capabilities of high-contrast cameras to be implemented at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). SHARK foresees two separated channels: near-infrared (NIR) channel and visible, both providing imaging and coronagraphic modes. We describe here the SHARK instrument concept, with particular emphasis on the NIR channel at the level of a conceptual study, performed in the framework of the call for proposals for new LBT instruments. The search for giant extra-Solar planets is the main science case, as we will outline in the paper.