The gemini NICI planet-finding campaign

Our team is carrying out a multi-year observing program to directly image and characterize young extrasolar planets using the Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI) on the Gemini-South 8.1-meter telescope. NICI is the first instrument on a large telescope designed from the outset for high-contras...

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Main Authors: Liu, M, Wahhaj, Z, Biller, B, Nielsen, E, Chun, M, Close, L, Ftaclas, C, Hartung, M, Hayward, T, Clarke, F, Reid, I, Shkolnik, E, Tecza, M, Thatte, N, Alencar, S, Artymowicz, P, Boss, A, Burrows, A, De Gouveia Dal Pino, E, Gregorio-Hetem, J, Ida, S, Kuchner, M, Lin, D, Toomey, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010