@inproceedings{234136f122b24cdbbc1883bafdb4814e,
title = "Performance of the near-infrared coronagraphic imager on gemini-south",
abstract = "We present the coronagraphic and adaptive optics performance of the Gemini-South Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI). NICI includes a dual-channel imager for simultaneous spectral difference imaging' a dedicated 85-element curvature adaptive optics system' and a built-in Lyot coronagraph. It is specifically designed to survey for and image large extra-solar gaseous planets on the Gemini Observatory 8-meter telescope in Chile. We present the on-sky performance of the individual subsystems along with the end-to-end contrast curve. These are compared to our model predictions for the adaptive optics system' the coronagraph' and the spectral difference imaging.",
keywords = "Adaptive optics, High contrast imaging",
author = "Mark Chun and Doug Toomey and Zahed Wahhaj and Beth Biller and Etienne Artigau and Tom Hayward and Mike Liu and Laird Close and Markus Hartung and Francois Rigauf and Christ Ftaclas",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1117/12.787683",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819472250",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Adaptive Optics Systems",
note = "Adaptive Optics Systems ; Conference date: 23-06-2008 Through 26-06-2008",
}