Asgard/NOTT: first lab assembly and experimental results

G. Garreau; A. Bigioli; R. Laugier; B. La Torre; M. A. Martinod; K. Missiaen; J. Morren; G. Raskin; M. Salman; S. Gross; M. Ireland; A. P. Joó; L. Labadie; S. Madden; A. Mazzoli; G. Medgyesi; A. Sanny; A. Taras; B. Vandenbussche; D. Defrère

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Asgard/NOTT: first lab assembly and experimental results

G. Garreau, A. Bigioli, R. Laugier, B. La Torre, M. A. Martinod, K. Missiaen, J. Morren, G. Raskin, M. Salman, S. Gross, M. Ireland, A. P. Joó, L. Labadie, S. Madden, A. Mazzoli, G. Medgyesi, A. Sanny, A. Taras, B. Vandenbussche, D. Defrère

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Asgard/NOTT is an ERC-funded project hosted at KU Leuven and is part of a new visitor instrumental suite, called Asgard, under preparation for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). Leveraging nulling capabilities and the long VLTI baselines, it is optimized for high-contrast imaging of the snow line region around young nearby main-sequence stars. This will enable the characterization of the atmosphere of young giant exoplanets and warm/hot exozodiacal dust with spectroscopy in the L'-band (3.5-4.0 µm). In this work, we present the first lab assembly of the instrument done at KU Leuven and the technical solutions to tackle the challenge of performing nulling in the mid-infrared despite the thermal background. The opto-mechanical design of the warm optics and the injection system for the photonic chip are described. The alignment procedure used to assemble the system is also presented. Finally, the first experimental results, including fringes and null measurements, are given and confirm the adequacy of the bench to test and optimize the Asgard/NOTT instrument.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging IX
Editors	Jens Kammerer, Stephanie Sallum, Joel Sanchez-Bermudez
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510675131
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017111
Publication status	Published - 28 Aug 2024
Event	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging IX 2024 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 17 Jun 2024 → 22 Jun 2024

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	13095
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging IX 2024
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	17/06/24 → 22/06/24

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Garreau, G., Bigioli, A., Laugier, R., La Torre, B., Martinod, M. A., Missiaen, K., Morren, J., Raskin, G., Salman, M., Gross, S., Ireland, M., Joó, A. P., Labadie, L., Madden, S., Mazzoli, A., Medgyesi, G., Sanny, A., Taras, A., Vandenbussche, B., & Defrère, D. (2024). Asgard/NOTT: first lab assembly and experimental results. In J. Kammerer, S. Sallum, & J. Sanchez-Bermudez (Eds.), Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging IX Article 130950P (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 13095). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017111

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Garreau, G, Bigioli, A, Laugier, R, La Torre, B, Martinod, MA, Missiaen, K, Morren, J, Raskin, G, Salman, M, Gross, S, Ireland, M, Joó, AP, Labadie, L, Madden, S, Mazzoli, A, Medgyesi, G, Sanny, A, Taras, A, Vandenbussche, B & Defrère, D 2024, Asgard/NOTT: first lab assembly and experimental results. in J Kammerer, S Sallum & J Sanchez-Bermudez (eds), Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging IX., 130950P, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 13095, SPIE, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging IX 2024, Yokohama, Japan, 17/06/24. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017111

Asgard/NOTT: first lab assembly and experimental results. / Garreau, G.; Bigioli, A.; Laugier, R. et al.
Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging IX. ed. / Jens Kammerer; Stephanie Sallum; Joel Sanchez-Bermudez. SPIE, 2024. 130950P (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 13095).

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