PI: Katie Morzinski
MAPS encompasses an adaptive optics (AO) system feeding an imager and high-res spectrograph "ARIES", plus an associated science and education program for characterizing exoplanets.
The project includes a re-design and re-build of the MMT adaptive secondary system (ASM); two new pyramid wavefront sensors (visible and infrared); an upgrade to the infrared camera ARIES for high spectral resolution; a 60-night science program to characterize exoplanet atmospheres; and the ExoTech Academy to train exoplanet instrument builders.
First-light is planned for 2021. Watch this site for more.
The MAPS project is funded by a 4-year NSF MSIP.