Publications (8)
The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: the SCAO module AIT in France, from the beta flat configuration towards the flat and final configurations
Yann Clénet, Vincent Lapeyrère, Eric Gendron +45
The paper reports on the integration and testing (AIT) of the single‑conjugate adaptive optics (SCAO) module for MICADO, the first‑light near‑infrared imager of the ELT, describing…
Observation of a Correlation Between Internal friction and Urbach Energy in Amorphous Oxides Thin Films
Alex Amato, Silvana Terreni, Massimo Granata +5
We have investigated by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE, 190-1700 nm) the optical properties of uniform, amorphous thin films of Ta2O5 and Nb2O5 as deposited and after annealing, an…
MORFEO: Advancing Towards Final Design
Lorenzo Busoni, Guido Agapito, Marco Bonaglia +106
The paper reports on the design progress of MORFEO, the first‑generation adaptive‑optics module for the Extremely Large Telescope, describing its dual MCAO/SCAO operation, key hard…
The MICADO first-light imager for the ELT: first steps of the SCAO system MAIT
Yann Clénet, Eric Gendron, Fabrice Vidal +39
The paper reports on the early manufacturing and integration steps of the single-conjugate adaptive optics (SCAO) module for MICADO, the first-light imager of the Extremely Large T…
Widefield Spectroscopic Telescope (WST): coating strategy to achieve high optical throughput
Benoit Sassolas, Matthieu Coulon, Christophe Michel +4
The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is a 12-m class facility designed for simultaneous wide-field multi-object and integral-field spectroscopy across 370-1600 nm, targetin…
LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products
Željko IveziÄ, Steven M. Kahn, J. Anthony Tyson +310
(Abridged) We describe here the most ambitious survey currently planned in the optical, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). A vast array of science will be enabled by a sin…
High-Reflection Coatings for Gravitational-Wave Detectors: State of The Art and Future Developments
Alex Amato, Gianpietro Cagnoli, Maurizio Canepa +10
We report on the optical, mechanical and structural characterization of the sputtered coating materials of Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA gravitational-waves detectors. We…
MORFEO enters final design phase
Lorenzo Busoni, Guido Agapito, Alessandro Ballone +81
MORFEO (Multi-conjugate adaptive Optics Relay For ELT Observations, formerly MAORY), the MCAO system for the ELT, will provide diffraction-limited optical quality to the large fiel…