[en] The Mid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph (METIS) will provide the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) with a unique window to the thermal- and mid-infrared (3–13 µm). Its single-conjugate adaptive optics (SCAO) system will enable high contrast imaging and integral field unit (IFU) spectroscopy (R ~ 100 000) at the diffraction limit of the ELT. This article describes the science drivers, conceptual design, observing modes, and expected performance of METIS.
Research center :
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Brandl, B.; Leiden University, the Netherlands ; Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft, the Netherlands
Bettonvil, F.; Leiden University, the Netherlands
van Boekel, R.; Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Glauser, A.; Department of Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Quanz, S.; Department of Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Absil, Olivier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > PSILab
Amorim, A.; Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Feldt, M.; Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Glasse, A.; UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK
Güdel, M.; Department of Astrophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
Ho, P.; Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Labadie, L.; I. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany
Meyer, M.; Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Pantin, E.; CEA Saclay, IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
van Winckel, H.; Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, KU Leuven, Belgium)
