Speaker
Fernando Pedichini
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
Description
The fore coming SHARK-VIS high resolution imaging camera will exploit the LBT adaptive optics performance at visible wavelengths (400-1000 nm) yielding a diffraction limited psf core with a FWHM of 18 mas at H-alpha. This resolution together with the high frame rate and the use of peculiar post processing techniques will allow the observer to reach contrast of 1e-5 at 100 mas on sources brighter than Rmag 12. An overview of the project, whose first light is foreseen in the first half of 2019, and the expected performances will be presented related to selected science cases.
Primary author
Fernando Pedichini
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
Co-authors
Dr
Simone Antoniucci
Gianluca Li Causi
Massimiliano Mattioli
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
Marco Stangalini
Roberto Piazzesi
Vincenzo Testa
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
