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GREGOR: Optics Redesign and Updates from 2018-2020

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2020-09-02 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

The GREGOR telescope was inaugurated in 2012. In 2018, we started a complete upgrade, involving optics, alignment, instrumentation, mechanical upgrades for vibration reduction, updated control systems, and building enhancements and, in addition, adapted management and policies. This paper describes all major updates performed during this time. Since 2012, all powered mirrors except for M1 were exchanged. Starting from 2020, GREGOR observes with diffraction-limited performance and a new optics and instrument layout.

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@article{arxiv.2006.11875,
  title  = {GREGOR: Optics Redesign and Updates from 2018-2020},
  author = {Lucia Kleint and Thomas Berkefeld and Miguel Esteves and Thomas Sonner and Reiner Volkmer and Karin Gerber and Felix Krämer and Olivier Grassin and Svetlana Berdyugina},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.11875},
  year   = {2020}
}

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Accepted by A&A, 10 pages

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