Visible-Light High-Contrast Polarimetry with MagAO-X: Characterization and Initial Results
MagAO-X is a visible-light extreme adaptive optics instrument on the 6.5 meter Magellan Clay Telescope, recently upgraded to enable high-contrast polarimetric differential imaging (PDI) in r', i', and z'filters. Polarimetry is a powerful technique for suppressing unpolarized starlight and isolating the faint, polarized...