HARMONI is the first light near-IR integral field spectrograph for the ELT. It covers a large spectral range from 450nm to 2450nm with resolving powers from 3500 to 18000 and spatial sampling from 60mas to 4mas. It can operate in two Adaptive Optics (AO) modes – Single Conjugated AO (SCAO - including a High-Contrast capability) and Laser Tomography AO (LTAO) - or without AO (NOAO). The project is preparing for Final Design Reviews. In addition of the SCAO mode, the instrument includes a high-contrast imaging capability working in H and K band. This sub-system will be essential to spectrally characterize young giant exoplanets with contrast down to 1e-6 and a separation from 0.1 to 0.3 arc second (goal: 0.05-0.3’’) from their host star. It will also be used to characterize young circumstellar disks. The High-Contrast Module (HCM) is based on an apodized pupil coronagraph which lowers the intensity of the diffracted starlight to a planet-star contrast compatible with the dynamic range of the scientific detector. A dedicated Zernike wavefront sensor will internally calibrate non-common path aberrations at a 0.1Hz rate.
HARMONI is the first light, adaptive optics assisted, integral field spectrograph for the European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). A work-horse instrument, it provides the ELT’s diffraction limited spectroscopic capability across the near-infrared wavelength range. HARMONI will exploit the ELT’s unique combination of exquisite spatial resolution and enormous collecting area, enabling transformational science. The design of the instrument is being finalized, and the plans for assembly, integration and testing are being detailed. We present an overview of the instrument’s capabilities from a user perspective, and provide a summary of the instrument’s design. We also include recent changes to the project, both technical and programmatic, that have resulted from red-flag actions. Finally, we outline some of the simulated HARMONI observations currently being analyzed.
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