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The Adaptive Optics Lucky Imager (AOLI) is a new instrument under development to demonstrate near diffraction limited imaging in the visible on large ground-based telescopes. We present the adaptive optics system being designed for the…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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SINFONI is an adaptive optics assisted near-infrared integral field spectrometer for the ESO VLT. The Adaptive Optics Module (built by the ESO Adaptive Optics Group) is a 60-elements curvature-sensor based system, designed for operations…
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A space-based very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) programme, named as the Cosmic Microscope, is proposed to involve dual VLBI telescopes in the space working together with giant ground-based telescopes (e.g., Square Kilometre Array,…
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Hexagonal optical lattices offer a tunable platform to study exotic orbital physics in solid state materials. Here, we present a versatile high-precision scheme to implement a hexagonal optical lattice potential, which is engineered by…
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The World Space Observatory - Ultraviolet (WSO-UV) space telescope is equipped with high dispersion (55,000) spectrographs working in the 1150-3100 {\AA} spectral range. To evaluate the impact of the design on the scientific objectives of…
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The joint JAXA/NASA ASTRO-H mission is the sixth in a series of highly successful X-ray missions initiated by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). ASTRO-H will investigate the physics of the high-energy universe via a…
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This white paper is submitted to the Astronomy and Astrophysics 2010 Decadal Survey (Astro2010)1 Committee on the State of the Profession to emphasize the potential of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) to…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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Edwin F. Erickson , Louis J. Allamandola , Jean-Paul Baluteau , Eric E. Becklin , Gordon Bjoraker , Michael Burton , Lawrence J. Caroff , Cecilia Ceccarelli , Edward B. Churchwell , Dan P. Clemens , Martin Cohen , Dale P. Cruikshank , Harriet L. Dinerstein , Edward W. Dunham , Giovanni G. Fazio , Ian Gatley , Robert D. Gehrz , Reinhard Genzel , Paul Graf , Matthew A. Greenhouse , Doyal A. Harper , Paul M. Harvey , Martin Harwit , Roger H. Hildebrand , David J. Hollenbach , Adair P. Lane , Harold P. Larson , Steven D. Lord , Suzanne Madden , Gary J. Melnick , David A. Neufeld , Catherine B. Olkin , Christopher C. Packham , Thomas L. Roellig , Hans-Peter Roeser , Scott A. Sandford , Kristen Sellgren , Janet P. Simpson , John W. V. Storey , Charles M. Telesco , Alexander G. G. M. Tielens , Alan T. Tokunaga , Charles H. Townes , Christopher K. Walker , Michael W. Werner , Stanley E. Whitcomb , Juergen Wolf , Charles E. Woodward , Erick T. Young , Jonas Zmuidzinas
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Astrophysics · Physics
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I. Pagano , F. Bacciotti , L. Bedin , F. Bracciaferri , E. Brocato , A. Bulgarelli , L. Buson , C. Cacciari , A. Capetti , A. Cassatella , E. Cavazzuti , R. Claudi , D. De Martino , G. De Paris , F. Ferraro , M. Fiorini , L. Gambicorti , A. Gherardi , F. Gianotti , D. Magrin , S. Marchi , G. Mulas , M. Munari , M. Nonino , E. Pace , M. Pancrazzi , E. Pian , G. Piotto , C. Pompei , C. Pontoni , G. Preti , S. Scuderi , S. Shore , M. Trifoglio , M. Turatto , M. Uslenghi
We report the development of a high-time resolution, 3-colour, simultaneous optical imaging system for the 2.1 m telescope in San Pedro M\'artir Observatory, M\'exico. OPTICAM will be equipped with three Andor Zyla 4.2-Plus sCMOS cameras…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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A. Castro , D. Altamirano , R. Michel , P. Gandhi , J. V. Hernández Santisteban , J. Echevarría , C. Tejada , C. Knigge , G. Sierra , E. Colorado , J. Hernández-Landa , D. Whiter , M. Middleton , B. García , G. Guisa , N. Castro-Segura
We outline a concept for OWL-Moon, a 50-100m aperture telescope located on the surface of the Moon, to address three major areas in astronomy, namely the detection of biosignatures on habitable exoplanets, the geophysics of exoplanets, and…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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We describe updated scientific goals for the wide-field, millimeter-wave survey that will be produced by the Simons Observatory (SO). Significant upgrades to the 6-meter SO Large Aperture Telescope (LAT) are expected to be complete by 2028,…
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Li , Z. Li , M. Limon , L. Lin , M. Link , J. Liu , Y. Liu , J. Lonergan , T. Louis , T. Lucas , M. Ludlam , M. Lungu , M. Lyons , N. MacCrann , A. MacInnis , M. Madhavacheril , D. Mak , F. Maldonado , M. Mallaby-Kay , A. Manduca , A. Mangu , H. Mani , A. S. Maniyar , G. A. Marques , J. Mates , T. Matsumura , P. Mauskopf , A. May , N. McCallum , H. McCarrick , F. McCarthy , M. McCulloch , J. McMahon , P. D. Meerburg , Y. Mehta , J. Melin , J. Meyers , A. Middleton , A. Miller , M. Mirmelstein , K. Moodley , J. Moore , M. Morshed , T. Morton , E. Moser , T. Mroczkowski , M. Murata , M. Münchmeyer , S. Naess , H. Nakata , T. Namikawa , M. Nashimoto , F. Nati , P. Natoli , M. Negrello , S. K. Nerval , L. Newburgh , D. V. Nguyen , A. Nicola , M. D. Niemack , H. Nishino , Y. Nishinomiya , A. Orlando , J. Orlowski-Scherer , L. Pagano , L. A. Page , S. Pandey , A. Papageorgiou , I. Paraskevakos , B. Partridge , R. Patki , M. Peel , K. Perez Sarmiento , F. Perrotta , P. Phakathi , L. 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Suzuki , J. Suzuki , O. Tajima , S. Takakura , A. Takeuchi , I. Tansieri , A. C. Taylor , G. Teply , T. Terasaki , A. Thomas , D. B. Thomas , R. Thornton , H. Trac , T. Tsan , E. Tsang King Sang , C. Tucker , J. Ullom , L. Vacher , L. Vale , A. van Engelen , J. Van Lanen , J. van Marrewijk , D. D. Van Winkle , C. Vargas , E. M. Vavagiakis , I. Veenendaal , C. Vergès , M. Vissers , M. Viña , K. Wagoner , S. Walker , L. Walters , Y. Wang , B. Westbrook , J. Williams , P. Williams , H. Winch , E. J. Wollack , K. Wolz , J. Wong , Z. Xu , K. Yamada , E. Young , B. Yu , C. Yu , M. Zannoni , K. Zheng , N. Zhu , A. Zonca , I. Zubeldia
We present a design for a near-ultraviolet (NUV) imaging instrument which may be flown on a range of available platforms, including high-altitude balloons, nanosatellites, or space missions. Although all current UV space missions adopt a…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
2017-02-08
Joice Mathew , Ajin Prakash , Mayuresh Sarpotdar , A. G. Sreejith , K. Nirmal , S. Ambily , Margarita Safonova , Jayant Murthy , Noah Brosch
The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is proposed as a new facility dedicated to the efficient delivery of spectroscopic surveys. This white paper summarises the initial concept as well as the corresponding science cases. WST will…
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The Las Cumbres Observatory operates a fleet of robotically controlled telescopes currently two 2m, nine 1m, and ten 0.4m telescopes, distributed amongst six sites covering both hemispheres. Telescopes of an aperture class are equipped with…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
2018-06-01
Daniel-Rolf Harbeck , Curtis McCully , Andrew Pickles , Nikolaus Volgenau , Patrick Conway , Brook Taylor
We study the fundamental limits of detection for astrophysical observations in the far infrared. Understanding these fundamental limits is critical to the planning and analysis of experiments in this region. We specifically characterize the…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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