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20172022
most citedThe Robotic Multi-Object Focal Plane System of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

197 citations · 216 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.ins-det2022★ 5 cited

An instrumented baffle for the Advanced Virgo Input Mode Cleaner End Mirror

M. Andres-Carcasona, O. Ballester, O. Blanch +21

A novel instrumented baffle surrounding the suspended end mirror in the input mode cleaner cavity of the Virgo interferometer was installed in spring 2021. Since then, the device h…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 197 cited

The Robotic Multi-Object Focal Plane System of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

Joseph Harry Silber, Parker Fagrelius, Kevin Fanning +97

A system of 5,020 robotic fiber positioners was installed in 2019 on the Mayall Telescope, at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The robots automatically re-target their optical fiber…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 11 cited

Measurement of the Stray Light in the Advanced Virgo Input Mode Cleaner Cavity using an instrumented baffle

O. Ballester, O. Blanch, L. Cardiel +13

A new instrumented baffle was installed in Spring 2021 at Virgo surrounding the suspended mirror in the input mode cleaner triangular cavity. It serves as a demonstrator of the tec…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 3 cited

Cherenkov Telescope Array Contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017)

F. Acero, B. S. Acharya, V. Acín Portella +1137

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium presented at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference, July 12-20 2017, Busan, Korea.

astro-ph.IM2017

ProtoDESI: First On-Sky Technology Demonstration for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument

Parker Fagrelius, Behzad Abareshi, Lori Allen +33

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is under construction to measure the expansion history of the universe using the baryon acoustic oscillations technique. The spectra…

astro-ph.IM2017

Light-Trap: A SiPM Upgrade for Very High Energy Astronomy and Beyond

D. Guberman, J. Cortina, J. E. Ward +11

With the development of the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique (IACT), Gamma-ray astronomy has become one of the most interesting and productive fields of astrophysics. Curren…