MICADO: The Multi-Adaptive Optics Camera for Deep Observations
Richard Davies, Veronika Hoermann, Sebastian Rabien, Eckhard Sturm,, Joao Alves, Yann Clenet, Jari Kotilainen, Florian Lang-Bardl, Harald Nicklas,, Joerg-Uwe Pott, Eline Tolstoy, MICADO Consortium
TL;DR
MICADO is a highly sensitive, high-resolution imaging instrument designed for the ELT, utilizing adaptive optics to enable deep, detailed observations of astronomical objects across a 1 arcminute field.
Contribution
This paper introduces MICADO's design, observing modes, and simulation tools, advancing adaptive optics imaging capabilities for the ELT.
Findings
Enables diffraction-limited imaging at the ELT
Offers multiple adaptive optics modes for versatile observations
Provides a data simulator for user exploration
Abstract
The Multi-adaptive optics Imaging CamerA for Deep Observations (MICADO) will image a field of view of nearly 1 arcminute at the diffraction limit of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), making use of the adaptive optics correction provided by single-conjugate adaptive optics (SCAO) and multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO). Its simple and robust design will yield an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and resolution across the field. This article outlines the characteristics of the observing modes offered and illustrates each of them with an astrophysical application. Potential users can explore their own ideas using the data simulator ScopeSim.
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