Advanced technologies and instrumentation and the National Science Foundation

Peter Kurczynski; James E. Neff

doi:10.1117/12.2312058

10 July 2018 Advanced technologies and instrumentation and the National Science Foundation

Peter Kurczynski, James E. Neff

Proceedings Volume 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III; 1070603 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312058
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

Over its more than thirty-year history, the Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation (ATI) program has provided grants to support technology development for ground-based astronomy. Research from this program has advanced adaptive optics, high resolution and multi-object spectroscopy, optical interferometry and synoptic surveys, to name just a few. Previous and ongoing scientific advances span the entire field of astronomy, from studies of the Sun to the distant universe. Through a combination of literature assessment and individual case studies, we present a survey of ATI funded research for optical-infrared astronomy. We find that technology development unfolds over a time period that is longer than an individual grant. A longitudinal perspective shows that substantial scientific gains have resulted from investments in technology.

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Peter Kurczynski and James E. Neff "Advanced technologies and instrumentation and the National Science Foundation", Proc. SPIE 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III, 1070603 (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312058

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