Overview

The fifth iteration of the MIRAC (Mid-Infrared Array Camera) instrument is an imager that can capture light between 3 - 13 microns. MIRAC-5 will leverage an annular groove phase mask coronagraph and the MMT adaptive optics system to characterize directly imaged exoplanets and circumstellar disks. We will upgrade MIRAC-5 to have a low resolution N-band (7.5 -13 micron) IFU mode. This instrument upgrade will be a technical demonstration for TEMPO.

I have funding for a graduate student to work on this project.

You can read the history of MIRAC at this link.

IFU Upgrade Team Members

Brittany Miles

Manny Montoya

Oli Durney

Changgon Kim

Simran Argarwal

Heejoo Choi

Jarron Leisenring

Science Team Members

Kevin Wagner

Michael Meyer