First light from the Dome C (Antarctica) of a phase knife stellar coronagraph

• Main Authors: Guerri, Géraldine, Abe, Lyu, Daban, Jean-Baptiste, Aristidi, Eric, Bendjoya, Philippe, Rivet, Jean-Pierre, Vakili, Farrokh
• Other Authors: Laboratoire Hippolyte Fizeau (FIZEAU), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE), Laboratoire de Cosmologie, Astrophysique Stellaire & Solaire, de Planétologie et de Mécanique des Fluides (CASSIOPEE)
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]; Canopus; Concordia Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-02485098

18 pages, 12 figures We report on the first daytime on-sky results of a Phase Knife stellar Coronagraph operated in the visible from the French-Italian Concordia station at Dome C of Antarctica. This site has proven in the last few years to offer excellent atmospheric seeing conditions for high spat...