A Summary of Results from Nulling Interferometry W. Liu, P. Hinz, W. Hoffmann, and the MMT Adaptive Optics Group Steward Observatory, University of Arizona.

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A Summary of Results from Nulling Interferometry W. Liu, P. Hinz, W. Hoffmann, and the MMT Adaptive Optics Group Steward Observatory, University of Arizona MMT Science Symposium – Tucson, AZ – 15 June 2006

* Basic principle: To suppress the image of the star by destructive interference in order to make the relatively faint circumstellar disk visible, and to separate stellar flux from circumstellar flux. * On a single aperture (6.5 m) telescope, two subapertures (2.5 m diameter) are used. The images of the pupils are overlapped and the path length between the two beams are adjusted until they are out of phase. * The result: An interference pattern with the destructive interference fringe placed on the central point source. Any emission from half a fringe length away (≈0.12”) can be detected. Nulling Interferometry The Bracwell Infrared Nulling Cryostat (BLINC) mated with the Mid-Infrared Array Camera (MIRAC) in the lab

BLINC Optical Design Overview

Nulling Observations, Data, & Calibration: * Wavelengths: 10.3 μ m, 11.7 μ m, 12.5 μ m (thermal continuum, silicate emission) * For non-AO, the atmospheric variation modulates the null on a fast timescale: Fast frames are taken to freeze the seeing (sets of 500, 0.5 s) * Each set of images is examined for the frame with the best null and best constructively interfered image. The 'instrumental null' is calculated: Instrumental null (expressed as a %) = Flux NULL / Flux FULL * Observations of calibrator stars are interlaced with science observations * The 'source null' is derived by subtracting the calibrator null from the instrumental null on the science object: Source null* = Instrumental null of AB Aur – Calibrator null < Calibrator,  Gem (null = 5%) < AB Aur (Instr. Null = 26%; source null = 21%) * A non-zero source null is indicative of resolved emission

Nulling Projects: 2001 to present : A survey of Herbig Ae stars for resolved circumstellar disks * Using MMT ( and Magellan I ) 6.5 m telescopes * 13 targets in the north and south at  m * Non-AO implementation * At the MMT: Detected resolved disks around 2 stars (AB Aur and V892 Tau) * Follow-up observations with AO (one additional disk resolved: HD and AB Aur reobserved) 2003-present (ongoing): A survey of intermediate-mass main-sequence stars for habitable zone material (exozodiacal dust) * Target list includes nearby A-type stars * 10  m - thermal emission corresponding to habitable zone debris * Limits on exozodiacal dust around Vega

Herbig Ae Survey - Results: * 13 Herbig Ae objects were observed over 4 years in order to find and characterize the physical properties of pre-main sequence circumstellar disks * Selection criteria: * Initial list from Thé et al. (1994) * B8 or later * d < 250 pc * 12  m IRAS flux > 10 Jy * We find that 3 disks are conclusively resolved (HD , AB Aur, and HD are conclusively resolved with some evidence of resolved emission around an additional 2 stars (V892 Tau, R CrA) * Our ability to resolve these disks seems to be correlated to the Meeus et al. (2001) group classification - all three conclusively resolved objects are “Group I” characterized by large mid-infrared excess. Possible explanation: disk flaring * Disk geometries were derived for two of the resolved objects, AB Aur and HD OphHD AB AurHD DK ChaHR 5999 HD 98922KK Oph HD R CrA HD V892 Tau HD

Resolved Disks - Determining Dust Distribution: * The geometry of the resolved disk can be inferred by rotating the baseline of the interferometer * In the presence of an inclined disk or other elongated structure, a deeper null is achieved when the destructive fringe is parallel to the major axis: Destructive fringe Inclined circumstellar disk * The variation in null vs. rotation of the interferometer will have the form: A + B sin (PA + θ) Where: 'A' is the the vertical offset (physically related to the size of the disk) 'B' is the amplitude (physically related to the inclination of the disk) 'PA' is the position angle of the major axis of the disk ' θ ' is the rotation of the interferometer baseline

Resolved Disk - AB Aur (continued): AB Aur was observed at 5 different rotations (over a full range of 170 o ) of the baseline w/ AO A fit to the null vs. rotation relation yields disk parameters: Diameter: AU Inclination: o PA = o Differences between MIR and other wavelengths (NIR and mm) suggest a complex structure - not a disk alone

The Power of AO observations: Nulling with AO: Adaptive optics provides 3 main benefits to nulling: 1) Stabilization of wavefront - precisely tune the path length of the arms for maximum suppression of stellar flux 2) Random atmospheric variation in null removed - fewer data frames 3) Stability in null - calibration is more robust, frames can be integrated on faint sources The deformable secondary: Diameter: 64 cm 336 actuators Shell thickness = 2mm Advantage: Optimized for the thermal infrared - fewer warm surfaces than a conventional AO system (like Keck)! MMT Adaptive Optics system:

The Power of AO observations (continued): HD , a Herbig star at 240 pc, was previously unresolved with nulling observations at the MMT, without AO, with a source null of 3 ± 3%. In June 2005, using AO to stabilize our nulling, we have conclusively resolved the object: The uniformity of the source null vs. PA, suggests the presence of a axisymmetric distribution of dust, such as a face on disk.

Observations of Main-Sequence Stars - Results: A search for warm, habitable zone planetary material around main- sequence stars at 10  m – we can begin to establish the physical processes occuring in nearby stars that could harbor planets Selection criteria: Intrinsically luminous stars (A-type) Nearby stars (d < 40 pc) MIR excess detected by Spitzer Space Telescope (24  m) Results - Observations of Vega: We find no resolved emission at 10.6  m outside of 0.8 AU at a level above 2.1% of the photospheric flux. This corresponds to a dust density of 650 zodis (1 zodi = density of solar system zodiacal dust) This is in contrast to the outer system (> 100 AU), which has dust observed by Spitzer and attributed to dust produced by collisions and populating the outer system by radiation pressure blowout (Su et al. 2005). Strong evidence in support of a collisional cascade in the Vega system, occurring at several tens of AU

Summary: We have completed a survey of 13 Herbig Ae stars in both hemispheres, conclusively identifying resolved emission surrounding 3 stars We have derived physical characteristics for the disks around AB Aur and HD Our observations of intermediate-mass main-sequence stars for habitable zone debris is ongoing The Vega system shows a relative lack of material in the inner system (< 10 AU) compared to longer wavelengths observed by Spitzer, evidence for a collisional cascade process in the Vega system

22.8 m Future Directions: Nulling on the LBT: The LBT nulling interferometer will have both better sensitivity and resolution for exo-system searches The LBT Interferometer (LBTI) is currently being assembled at Steward Obs. with delivery to the LBT scheduled for sometime in 2007 The goal for LBTI is to be sensitive to dust densities of ~3 zodi around nearby main-sequence stars.