The Future of Ground-Based High Contrast Imaging

AAS Splinter Meeting

Date: Wednesday, January 9th 2018

Time: 10:00am - 11:30am

Location: Room 304, Washington State Convention Center

Session Goals

In the past decade, advances in adaptive optics instrumentation have led to a rapid increase in the number of high contrast imaging systems on large, ground-based telescopes. These systems have generated exciting new discoveries about extrasolar gas giant planets and circumstellar disks. In the 2020s, the lessons learned from these instruments will allow for new technological advances that will open up a new suite of scientific possibilities. These possibilities include not only access to new populations of exoplanets, but also to new regimes such as probing the inner regions of local AGN hosts. This splinter meeting will offer a series of presentations on potential science cases for the next generation of high-contrast imaging systems, including upgraded instruments for 8-10 meter class facilities and plans for the future 20-30 meter class telescopes. Time will be reserved for discussion of additional science opportunities with these instruments. Broad participation from the community is welcome and encouraged.

Meeting Schedule

Contact

If you have questions, please contact Quinn Konopacky (UC San Diego, qkonopacky (AT) ucsd (DOT) edu)