First demo science with MOAO: observations of distant merging galaxies with CANARY

D. Gratadour; É. Gendron; L. Grosset; T. Morris; J. Osborn; A. Basden; O. Martin; D. Rouan; R. Myers; G. Rousset

doi:10.1117/12.2056328

7 August 2014 First demo science with MOAO: observations of distant merging galaxies with CANARY

D. Gratadour, É. Gendron, L. Grosset, T. Morris, J. Osborn, A. Basden, O. Martin, D. Rouan, R. Myers, G. Rousset

Proceedings Volume 9148, Adaptive Optics Systems IV; 91481P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056328
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

During phase B, CANARY, the MOAO demonstrator, has been coupled to a dedicated, high sensitivity, near-IR camera based on a science grade NICMOS detector: CAMICAz. Using this combination, we have observed two distant merging systems at H and K in July 2013, with a resolution better than 150 mas over long exposures (< 1h). In this paper, we present this unique demo science data set, detail the performance achieved in terms of resolution and sensitivity and the first scientific results. Additionally, we provide a comparative study of the scientific output of MOAO with respect to classical LGS AO and HST.

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D. Gratadour, É. Gendron, L. Grosset, T. Morris, J. Osborn, A. Basden, O. Martin, D. Rouan, R. Myers, and G. Rousset "First demo science with MOAO: observations of distant merging galaxies with CANARY", Proc. SPIE 9148, Adaptive Optics Systems IV, 91481P (7 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056328

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