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Science with AO

Science with AO. A. Bouchez for the Keck AO team. Keck AO, K'. Topics. Sample scientific programs. Observing strategies. Technical issues. Sample scientific programs. Program 1: Planetary imaging and spectroscopy.

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Science with AO

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  1. Science with AO A. Bouchez for the Keck AO team

  2. Keck AO, K' Topics • Sample scientific programs. • Observing strategies. • Technical issues.

  3. Sample scientific programs

  4. Program 1: Planetary imaging and spectroscopy

  5. M. Brown and A. Bouchez, "Evolution of a storm on Titan", GRL 2004, submitted. K’ (1.95 – 2.30 μm) 11/11/03 11/12/03 11/13/03 11/14/03 K’ (1.95 – 2.30 μm) H2 (2.11-2.14 μm)

  6. Program 2: Crowded star field imaging

  7. A. Ghez et al., "Variable Infrared Emission from the Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way", ApJ 601, 2004.

  8. Program 3: High-contrast imaging

  9. B. Macintosh et al., "DeepKeckAdaptiveOpticsSearchesforExtrasolarPlanetsintheDustofEridaniandVega", ApJ 594, 2003.

  10. Program 4: Deep imaging

  11. T. Glassman et al., "MorphologicalEvolutionofDistantGalaxiesfromAdaptiveOpticsImaging", ApJ 581, 2002.

  12. 1.6 arc sec Program 5: Off-axis spectroscopy 35 arc sec

  13. Off-axis spectroscopyConstraints on slit PA due to FSM limits

  14. Off-axis spectroscopyConstraints on slit PA due to FSM limits

  15. Off-axis spectroscopyConstraints on slit PA due to FSM limits

  16. Faint nucleus Gas in between Bright nucleus 1.6 arc sec HST: J,H,K composite 2.00 mm 2.08 mm 2.17 mm x l H2 emission line from shocked or ionized gas (v=580 km/s) C. Max et al., "Adaptive optics observations of NGC 6240 at the Keck and Lick Observatories", BAAS 32, 2000. NIRSPEC Image & spectra R = 12.5 NGS, 35” separation Keck: K-band

  17. Program 6: Surveys

  18. Binary asteroids discovered with Keck AO Pulkova (B. Merline et al., 2000) Sylvia (Brown and Margot, 2001) Kaliope (Margot and Brown, 2001) Antiope (Merline et al., 2001)

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