SCExAO

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SCExAO (Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics) is a high-performance adaptive optics and coronagraphic instrument on the Subaru Telescope designed for direct imaging and characterization of exoplanets and circumstellar environments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adaptive optics system
astronomical instrument
coronagraphic instrument
acronymFor Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics NERFINISHED
associatedInstrument CHARIS NERFINISHED
FIRST NERFINISHED
HiCIAO (historical) NERFINISHED
MKID Exoplanet Camera NERFINISHED
VAMPIRES NERFINISHED
designedFor characterization of exoplanets
direct imaging of exoplanets
high-contrast imaging
study of circumstellar environments
fullName Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics NERFINISHED
installedOn Subaru Telescope NERFINISHED
locatedAt Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED
Subaru Telescope NERFINISHED
locatedIn Hawaii NERFINISHED
mountedAt Nasmyth platform of Subaru Telescope NERFINISHED
operatedBy National Astronomical Observatory of Japan NERFINISHED
scienceFocus debris disks
exoplanet characterization
exoplanet detection
high-angular-resolution imaging
protoplanetary disks
telescopeAperture 8.2-meter
usesComponent coronagraphic masks
deformable mirror
pyramid wavefront sensor
usesTechnique coronagraphy
extreme adaptive optics
wavefront control
wavelengthRange near-infrared
visible

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