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A numerical simulation study of an astrometry case for MORFEO at the ELT
Carmelo Arcidiacono, Elisa Portaluri, Marco Gullieuszik +7
We report results from numerical simulations assessing astrometry measurements with the Multiconjugate Adaptive Optics Relay for ELT Observations (MORFEO) instrument on the Extreme…
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…
The Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph for the VLT
R. Davies, O. Absil, G. Agapito +81
ERIS, the Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph, is an instrument that both extends and enhances the fundamental diffraction limited imaging and spectroscopy capability for t…
The optical imager Galileo (OIG)
Bortoletto F., Benetti S., Bonanno G. +9
The present paper describes the construction, the installation and the operation of the Optical Imager Galileo (OIG), a scientific instrument dedicated to the 'imaging' in the visi…
The CCD Controller and Detector
G. Bonano, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto +7
All the scientific instruments of the Italian National Telescope "Galileo" (TNG). as well as the tracking systems and the Shack-Hartmann wavefront systems use CCDs as detectors. Th…
The commissioning phase
F. Bortoletto, S. Benetti, G. Bonanno +34
In May 1997 a consistent part of the services and structures committed to the industry had already been released to the commissioning group. The telescope itself was, with the exce…
CCDs for the instrumentation of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo
R. Cosentino, G. Bonanno, P. Bruno +5
Most of the scientific instrumentation as well as the tracking systems and the Shack- Hartmann wavefront analysers at the Italian National Telescope Galileo use CCDs as detectors.…
MAORY: A Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics RelaY for ELT
Paolo Ciliegi, Guido Agapito, Matteo Aliverti +73
MAORY is the adaptive optics module for ELT providing two gravity invariant ports with the same optical quality for two different client instruments. It enable high angular resolut…
The development status of the NIR Arm of the new SoXS instrument at the ESO/NTT telescope
F. Vitali, M. Aliverti, G. Capasso +45
We present here the development status of the NIR spectrograph of the Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) instrument, for the ESO/NTT telescope at La Silla (Chile). SOXS is a R~4,500 mean reso…
The polarimetric imaging mode of VLT/SPHERE/IRDIS II: Characterization and correction of instrumental polarization effects
R. G. van Holstein, J. H. Girard, J. de Boer +31
Context. Circumstellar disks and self-luminous giant exoplanets or companion brown dwarfs can be characterized through direct-imaging polarimetry at near-infrared wavelengths. SPHE…
Son of X--Shooter: a multi--band instrument for a multi--band universe
R. Claudi, S. Campana, P. Schipani +47
Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a new instrument designed to be mounted at the Nasmyth--A focus of the ESO 3.5 m New Technology Telescope in La Silla site (Chile). SOXS is composed…
The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT
M Aliverti, O Hershko, O Diner +45
SOXS (Son of X-shooter) is a wide band, medium resolution spectrograph for the ESO NTT with a first light expected in 2021. The instrument will be composed by five semi-independent…
The VIS detector system of SOXS
Rosario Cosentino, Matteo Aliverti, Salvatore Scuderi +46
SOXS will be a unique spectroscopic facility for the ESO NTT telescope able to cover the optical and NIR bands thanks to two different arms: the UV-VIS (350-850 nm), and the NIR (8…
Architecture of the SOXS instrument control software
Davide Ricci, Andrea Baruffolo, Bernardo Salasnich +45
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a new spectrograph for the ESO NTT telescope, currently in the final design phase. The main instrument goal is to allow the characterization of transient…
SOXS Control Electronics Design
G. Capasso, M. Colapietro, S. D'Orsi +46
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is a unique spectroscopic facility that will operate at the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) in La Silla from 2020 onward. The spectrograph will be able t…
The Acquisition Camera System for SOXS at NTT
A. Brucalassi, A. Araiza-Duran, G. Pignata +47
SOXS (Son of X-Shooter) will be the new medium resolution (R4500 for a 1 arcsec slit), high-efficiency, wide band spectrograph for the ESO-NTT telescope on La Silla. It will…
MITS: the Multi-Imaging Transient Spectrograph for SOXS
Adam Rubin, Sagi Ben-Ami, Ofir Hershko +45
The Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is a medium resolution spectrograph R~4500 proposed for the ESO 3.6 m NTT. We present the optical design of the UV-VIS arm of SOXS which employs high ef…
Optical design of the SOXS spectrograph for ESO NTT
Ricardo Zanmar Sanchez, Matteo Munari, Adam Rubin +45
An overview of the optical design for the SOXS spectrograph is presented. SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) is the new wideband, medium resolution (R>4500) spectrograph for the ESO 3.58m NTT…
The assembly integration and test activities for the new SOXS instrument at NTT
F. Biondi, R. Claudi, L. Marafatto +48
Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is the new instrument for the ESO 3.5 m New Technology Telescope (NTT) in La Silla site (Chile) devised for the spectroscopic follow-up of transient sources…
The NIR Spectrograph for the new SOXS instrument at the NTT
F. Vitali, M. Aliverti, G. Capasso +44
We present the NIR spectrograph of the Son Of XShooter (SOXS) instrument for the ESO-NTT telescope at La Silla (Chile). SOXS is a R~4,500 mean resolution spectrograph, with a simul…
The Common Path of SOXS (Son of X-Shooter)
R. Claudi, M. Aliverti, F. Biondi +44
Son of X-Shooter (SOXS) will be a high-efficiency spectrograph with a mean Resolution-Slit product of (goal 5000) over the entire band capable of simultaneously observi…
GIARPS: commissioning and first scientific results
R. Claudi, S. Benatti, I. Carleo +41
GIARPS (GIAno \& haRPS) is a project devoted to have on the same focal station of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) both high resolution spectrographs, HARPS-N (VIS) and GIANO…
SHARK-NIR, the coronagraphic camera for LBT, moving toward construction
Jacopo Farinato, Francesca Bacciotti, Carlo Baffa +37
SHARK-NIR is one of the two coronagraphic instruments proposed for the Large Binocular Telescope. Together with SHARK-VIS (performing coronagraphic imaging in the visible domain),…
SOXS: a wide band spectrograph to follow up transients
P. Schipani, S. Campana, R. Claudi +49
SOXS (Son Of X-Shooter) will be a spectrograph for the ESO NTT telescope capable to cover the optical and NIR bands, based on the heritage of the X-Shooter at the ESO-VLT. SOXS wil…