3 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
Conceptual architecture of the detector infrastructure for WST
A. Meoli, O. Iwert, E. George +5
The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is a proposed 12 m wide-field spectroscopic facility combining several multi-object spectrographs. It requires a yet unprecedented numb…
astro-ph.IM2026
An Analysis of Large Astronomical Detector Controller Systems and Implications for Future ESO Detector Systems
Mathias Richerzhagen, Naidu Bezawada, Sebastian Elias Egner +11
Large astronomical instruments using tens to hundreds of optical or infrared science detectors pose specific challenges for detector control, where, in addition to performance, oth…
astro-ph.IM2024
System Design of the Newest Generation Detector Controller for ELT and new VLT Instruments
Mathias Richerzhagen, Matthias Seidel, Leander Mehrgan +4
A new detector controller, NGCII, is in development for the first-generation instruments of the ELT as well as new instruments for the VLT. Building on experience with previous ESO…