Wide-field near-infrared camera for high-precision astrometry
Abstract
Our proposed program will investigate two enabling technologies for astrometry: the new wide-areaHAWAII 4RG-15 near infrared detectors and a new wide-field ground-layer adaptive optics system. DURIP funding will allow us to deploy one of the first H4RG-15 devices in a camera and demonstrate its astrometric potential with our ground-layer adaptive optics system on a range of astronomical objects. The equipment provided by this DURIP request will impact three major areas of research and student training at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii: developing precision astrometry techniques, developing wide-area near-infrared sensors, and innovation in adaptive optics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 25, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141512911
Entities
People
- Mark Chun
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Hawaiʻi System