Lyot coronagraphs
E290070
Lyot coronagraphs are optical devices used in telescopes to block out the bright light of a star so that faint nearby objects, such as exoplanets or circumstellar disks, can be imaged.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SPHERE coronagraphs | 2 |
| Lyot coronagraphs canonical | 1 |
| band-limited Lyot coronagraph | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyot coronagraphs Context triple: [NIRCam, hasCoronagraph, Lyot coronagraphs]
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MagAO
MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
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B.
Dall–Kirkham telescope design
The Dall–Kirkham telescope design is a type of reflecting telescope that uses an elliptical primary mirror and a spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis image quality with relatively simple, easy-to-manufacture optics.
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C.
Maksutov–Cassegrain telescope design
The Maksutov–Cassegrain telescope design is a compact catadioptric optical system that uses a spherical primary mirror and a meniscus corrector lens to provide long focal lengths with well-corrected, high-contrast images in a relatively short tube.
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D.
GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager)
GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager) is a high-resolution near-infrared camera designed to work with adaptive optics on the Gemini South telescope, enabling extremely sharp imaging by correcting for atmospheric distortion.
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E.
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) was a set of corrective mirrors installed on the Hubble Space Telescope to compensate for its flawed primary mirror and restore its intended imaging performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyot coronagraphs Target entity description: Lyot coronagraphs are optical devices used in telescopes to block out the bright light of a star so that faint nearby objects, such as exoplanets or circumstellar disks, can be imaged.
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A.
MagAO
MagAO is an adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescopes that corrects atmospheric distortion to enable high-resolution astronomical imaging.
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B.
Dall–Kirkham telescope design
The Dall–Kirkham telescope design is a type of reflecting telescope that uses an elliptical primary mirror and a spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis image quality with relatively simple, easy-to-manufacture optics.
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C.
Maksutov–Cassegrain telescope design
The Maksutov–Cassegrain telescope design is a compact catadioptric optical system that uses a spherical primary mirror and a meniscus corrector lens to provide long focal lengths with well-corrected, high-contrast images in a relatively short tube.
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D.
GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager)
GSAOI (Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager) is a high-resolution near-infrared camera designed to work with adaptive optics on the Gemini South telescope, enabling extremely sharp imaging by correcting for atmospheric distortion.
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E.
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) was a set of corrective mirrors installed on the Hubble Space Telescope to compensate for its flawed primary mirror and restore its intended imaging performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument component
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coronagraph ⓘ optical device ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
ground-based observatories
ⓘ
space telescopes ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fourier optics ⓘ |
| blocksLightFrom |
central star
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on-axis source ⓘ |
| component |
Lyot stop
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focal plane mask ⓘ reimaged pupil plane ⓘ |
| designGoal |
maintain off-axis throughput
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suppress on-axis starlight ⓘ |
| developedBy | Bernard Lyot ⓘ |
| enablesObservationOf |
circumstellar disks
ⓘ
exoplanets ⓘ faint nearby objects ⓘ stellar companions ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ optics ⓘ |
| historicalUse | solar corona observations ⓘ |
| improves | contrast ⓘ |
| measurementType | direct imaging ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bernard Lyot ⓘ |
| oftenUsedWith | adaptive optics systems ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
focal plane
ⓘ
pupil plane ⓘ |
| performanceLimitedBy |
scattered light
ⓘ
telescope aberrations ⓘ wavefront errors ⓘ |
| purpose |
direct imaging of exoplanets
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high-contrast imaging ⓘ imaging circumstellar disks ⓘ |
| reduces |
stellar diffraction pattern
ⓘ
stray light ⓘ |
| requires |
high-quality wavefront
ⓘ
precise alignment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
characterizing exoplanetary environments
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observing debris disks ⓘ observing protoplanetary disks ⓘ studying planetary systems ⓘ |
| usedIn | telescopes ⓘ |
| variant |
apodized Lyot coronagraph
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band-limited Lyot coronagraph ⓘ
linked to:
Lyot coronagraphs
classical Lyot coronagraph ⓘ |
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linked to: Lyot coronagraphs
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linked to: Lyot coronagraphs