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Publications (4)

astro-ph.IM2018

The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: overview, operation, simulation

Richard Davies, João Alves, Yann Clénet +98

MICADO will enable the ELT to perform diffraction limited near-infrared observations at first light. The instrument's capabilities focus on imaging (including astrometric and high…

astro-ph.IM2012

4MOST - 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope

Roelof S. de Jong, Olga Bellido-Tirado, Cristina Chiappini +82

The 4MOST consortium is currently halfway through a Conceptual Design study for ESO with the aim to develop a wide-field (>3 square degree, goal >5 square degree), high-multiplex (…

astro-ph.IM2026

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…

#adaptive optics#single conjugate ao#extremely large telescope#micado instrument
astro-ph.IM2026

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…

#micado#extremely large telescope#adaptive optics#single-conjugate adaptive optics