Status of the mid-IR ELT imager and spectrograph (METIS)

Bernhard R. Brandl; Olivier Absil; Tibor Agócs; Felix Bettonvil; Leonard Burtscher; Ewine Van Dishoeck; Dirk Lesman; null More Authors

doi:10.1117/12.2311492

Status of the mid-IR ELT imager and spectrograph (METIS)

Bernhard R. Brandl, Olivier Absil, Tibor Agócs, Felix Bettonvil, Leonard Burtscher, Ewine Van Dishoeck, Dirk Lesman, More Authors

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Abstract

The Mid-Infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph (METIS) is one of three first light instruments on the ELT. It will provide high-contrast imaging and medium resolution, slit-spectroscopy from 3 - 19um, as well as high resolution (R ∼ 100,000) integral field spectroscopy from 2.9-5.3μm. All modes observe at the diffraction limit of the ELT, by means of adaptive optics, yielding angular resolutions of a few tens of milliarcseconds. The range of METIS science is broad, from Solar System objects to active galactic nuclei (AGN). We will present an update on the main science drivers for METIS: circum-stellar disks and exoplanets. The METIS project is now in full steam, approaching its preliminary design review (PDR) in 2018. In this paper we will present the current status of its optical, mechanical and thermal design as well as operational aspects. We will also discuss the challenges of building an instrument for the ELT, and the required technologies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	10702
ISBN (Print)	9781510619579
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311492
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 14 Jun 2018

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Conference	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	10/06/18 → 14/06/18

Keywords

adaptive optics
calibration
cryogenic
ELT
METIS
mid-infrared
preliminary design
science

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Brandl, BR, Absil, O, Agócs, T, Bettonvil, F, Burtscher, L, Van Dishoeck, E, Lesman, D & More Authors 2018, Status of the mid-IR ELT imager and spectrograph (METIS). in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. vol. 10702, 107021U, SPIE, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII 2018, Austin, United States, 10/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311492

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