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METIS: The Mid-Infrared E-ELT Imager and Spectrograph

METIS: The Mid-Infrared E-ELT Imager and Spectrograph. Sarah Kendrew Leiden Instrumentation Group. What is METIS?. One of eight potential instruments for the European ELT, the largest planned optical/IR telescope for the next decade

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METIS: The Mid-Infrared E-ELT Imager and Spectrograph

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  1. METIS: The Mid-Infrared E-ELT Imager and Spectrograph Sarah Kendrew Leiden Instrumentation Group

  2. What is METIS? • One of eight potential instruments for the European ELT, the largest planned optical/IR telescope for the next decade • A state-of-the-art mid-infrared instrument that will uncover unexplored parameter space at unprecedented resolutions (spatial + spectral) • A large international collaboration led from Leiden • An important part of the Netherlands’ strategy for next-generation optical/IR astronomy

  3. Next Generation of Ground-based Telescopes in Optical/IR European Extremely Large Telescope, 42m Thirty Meter Telescope, 30m First light ~ 2018-2020 Giant Magellan Telescope, 24m

  4. Eight instrument studies (2008-2010) METIS: Only instrument for l > 3 mm! • METIS (NL PI) • MICADO • EPICS • OPTIMOS Instrument selection and roadmap in 2010 by ESO

  5. METIS is only NL-led E-ELT instrument • Leiden METIS team is: • Bernhard Brandl, Principal Investigator • Frank Molster, Project Manager • RemkoStuik • Laurent Jolissaint • Sarah Kendrew • Leiden science team members: • Ewine van Dishoeck • Paul van derWerf

  6. METIS Concept • Imaging at 3  14 µm (L, M, N bands) • Fov ~ 18x18” • Low-resolution slit spectroscopy • Imaging polarimetry (N-band) • Coronagraphy • High-res integral field spectroscopy@ 3  5.5 (14?) µm (R~100,000) • Diffraction limited at all wavelengths • Adaptive optics to remove turbulence effects  METIS covers huge parameter space spatially & spectrally

  7. Exploring the cold & dusty Universe with METIS Conditions in the early Solar System, comets Follow-up of GRBs Martian atmosphere Ultra-luminous IR galaxies, starbursts, AGN Galactic Centre studies JWST Star forming regions, protoplanetary disks, planet formation Detection & characterisation of exoplanets around nearby stars ALMA E-ELT … and more ….

  8. JWST ALMA E-ELT High spectral resolution in mid-IR not available on JWST + E-ELT spatial resolution superior E-ELT + METIS will be an excellent complement to contemporary facilities

  9. Designing METIS: Science meets Engineering • Spectral resolution • Field of view • Wavelength coverage • … • Point spread function • Sensitivity • Thermal requirements • Technical feasibility • Risk assessment • Cost • Mass/Size • Complexity

  10. Get involved! Talk to me (kendrew@strw.leidenuniv.nl) or: Bernhard Brandl (brandl@strw) Frank Molster (molster@strw) RemkoStuik (stuik@strw)

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