Dr. Emiliano Diolaiti Profile

Dr. Emiliano Diolaiti

at INAF - Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio

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Publications (134)

Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Poster

Poster

Upgrading SPHERE with the second stage AO system SAXO+: exploration of the parameter space with end-to-end numerical simulations

Charles Goulas, Raphaël Galicher, Fabrice Vidal, Johan Mazoyer, Florian Ferreira, Arnaud Sevin, Anthony Boccaletti, Eric Gendron, Clémentine Béchet, Michel Tallon, Isabelle Tallon, Maud Langlois, Magali Loupias, Eric Thiébaut, Caroline Kulcsár, Henri-François Raynaud, Nicolas Galland, Laura Schreiber, Emiliano Diolaiti, Isaac Bernardino Dinis, François Wildi, Gaël Chauvin, Julien Milli, David Mouillet, Markus Feldt, Markus Kasper, Miska Lelouarn, Raffaele Gratton

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309769 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018709

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Women measuring stars: a comprehensive strategy for the exploitation of adaptive optics data

Laura Schreiber, Emiliano Diolaiti, Giuliana Fiorentino, Carmela Lardo, Claudia Mignone, Davide Ricci, Maria Tantalo, Antonino Nunnari

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130977J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019771

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Stars, Data modeling, Telescopes, Analytic models, Software development, Iterated function systems, Imaging systems, Open source software

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Upgrading SPHERE with the second stage AO system SAXO+: RTC preliminary design

F. Ferreira, A. Sevin, D. Gratadour, G. Chauvin, E. Diolaiti, R. Gratton, M. Loupias, J. Milli, F. Wildi, A. Boccaletti

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130974M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018347

KEYWORDS: Real-time computing, Design, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Upgrading SPHERE with the second-stage adaptive optics system SAXO+: conceptual design of the opto-mechanical module

Eric Stadler, Laura Schreiber, Fausto Cortecchia, Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Yves Magnard, Patrick Rabou, Sylvain Rochat, Adriano De Rosa, Giuseppe Malaguti, Didier Maurel, Gianluca Morgante, Filomena Schiavone, Luca Terenzi, Gael Chauvin, Florian Ferreira, Raffaele Gratton, Norbert Hubin, Markus Kasper, Maud Langlois, Miska Le Louarn, Magali Loupias, Johan Mazoyer, Julien Milli, David Mouillet, Mamadou N’Diaye, Sylvain Rousseau, Michel Tallon, Fabrice Vidal, François Wildi, Gerard Zins, Anthony Boccaletti

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130976S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019157

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Optical spheres, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Modulation, Design, Beam path, Equipment, Mechanical engineering, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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Upgrading SPHERE with the second stage AO system SAXO+: first performance results of a data-driven predictive minimum-variance control strategy

Nicolas Galland, Henri-François Raynaud, Markus Kasper, Charles Goulas, Clémentine Béchet, Florian Ferreira, Michel Tallon, Fabrice Vidal, Maud Langlois, Anthony Boccaletti, Gaël Chauvin, Emiliano Diolaiti, Raffaele Gratton, Magali Loupias, Julien Milli, François Wildi, Caroline Kulcsár

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309711 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020097

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Device simulation, Control systems, Data modeling, Stochastic processes

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Upgrading SPHERE with the second stage AO system SAXO+: frequency-based data-driven controller for adaptive optics

Isaac Dinis, François Wildi, Damien Ségransan, Vaibhav Gupta, Alireza Karimi, Michel Tallon, Isabelle Bosc, Maud Langlois, Magali Loupias, Clémentine Bechet, Eric Thiébaut, Charles Goulas, Florian Ferreira, Anthony Boccaletti, Fabrice Vidal, Caroline Kulcsar, Henri-François Raynaud, Nicolas Galland, Markus Kasper, Julien Milli, David Mouillet, Laura Schreiber, Emiliano Diolaiti, Raffaele Gratton, Gael Chauvin

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130977Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020179

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Vibration, Signal to noise ratio, Wavefront sensors, Tunable filters, Wavefronts, Wind speed

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Development, manufacturing, and testing of Ariel’s structural model prototype flexure hinges

Fabio D'Anca, Antonio Scippa, Elisa Guerriero, Riccardo Lilli, Daniele Gottini, Paolo Picchi, Andrea Tozzi, Andrea Bocchieri, Enzo Pascale, Paolo Chioetto, Paola Zuppella, Giampaolo Preti, Emanuele Pace, Fausto Cortecchia, Giuseppe Malaguti, Emiliano Diolaiti, Alfonso Collura, Giuseppina Micela, Maurizio Filizzolo, Stefania Barbui, Dervis Vernani, Marco Terraneo, Daniele Brienza, Raffaele Piazzolla, Mario Salatti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Andrew Caldwell, Paul Eccleston, Giovanna Tinetti

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130924I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021633

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Interfaces, Distortion, Deformation, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Planning the integration and test of a space telescope with a 1 m aluminum primary mirror: the Ariel mission case

Paolo Chioetto, José Antonio Araiza-Durán, Umberto Barozzi, Lorenzo Barubiani, Georgia Bishop, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Matteo Burresi, Andrew Caldwell, Martin Caldwell, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabio D'Anca, Lucile Desjonqueres, Marco Di Giampietro, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Alejandro Fernández-Soler, Debora Ferruzzi, Enrico Fossati, Camille Galy, Andrés Garcia Pérez, Gabriele Grisoni, Daniele Gottini, Elisa Guerriero, Marie-Laure Hellin, Lionel Jacques, Riccardo Lilli, Lorenzo Maddii Fabiani, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Andrea Paternoster, Javier Pérez Álvarez, Raffaele Piazzolla, Paolo Picchi, Carlo Pompei, Giampaolo Preti, Stéphane Roose, Mario Salatti, Antonio Scippa, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Leonardo Tommasi, Andrea Tozzi, Dervis Vernani, Ines Ypi, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130924U (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018650

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical alignment, Manufacturing, Design, Aluminum mirrors, Optical benches, Aluminum, Temperature metrology, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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The telescope assembly of the Ariel space mission: an updated overview

Emanuele Pace, Manuel Adler Abreu, Gustavo Alonso, Bruno Barroqueiro, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Paolo Chioetto, Carlos Compostizo, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabio D'Anca, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Jose Fernandes, Alejandro Fernandez Soler, Debora Ferruzzi, Mauro Focardi, Sara Freitas, Camille Galy, Laura Garcia Moreno, Andres Garcia Perez, Daniele Gottini, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Delphine Jollet, Riccardo Lilli, Giuseppe Malaguti, Laura Martì, Alexandra Mazzoli, Giuseppina Micela, Gianluca Morgante, Luca Naponiello, Vladimiro Noce, Enzo Pascale, Javier Perez Alvarez, Raffaele Piazzolla, Paolo Picchi, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Christophe Serre, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vignano, Andrea Tozzi, Bart Vandenbussche, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130921C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018735

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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SAXO+, a second-stage adaptive optics for SPHERE on VLT: optical and mechanical design concept

Eric Stadler, Emiliano Diolaiti, Laura Schreiber, Fausto Cortecchia, Matteo Lombini, Magali Loupias, Yves Magnard, Adriano De Rosa, Giuseppe Malaguti, Didier Maurel, Gianluca Morgante, Patrick Rabou, Sylvain Rochat, Filomena Schiavone, Luca Terenzi, Fabrice Vidal, Faustine Cantalloube, Eric Gendron, Raffaele Gratton, Julien Milli, David Mouillet, Gael Chauvin, François Wildi, Jean-Luc Beuzit, Anthony Boccaletti

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121854E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629970

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Modulation, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Prototyping, Interfaces, Optical design, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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MedRes: a new MEDium RESolution integral field spectrograph for SPHERE

Raffaele Gratton, Christoph Keller, Emiliano Diolaiti, Andrea Baruffolo, Mickael Bonnefoy, Valentina D'Orazi, Maud Langlois, Magali Loupias, Mamadou N'Diaye, Eric Pantin, Eric Stadler, François Wildi, Jean-Luc Beuzit, Anthony Boccaletti, Gael Chauvin, Silvano Desidera, David Mouillet, Andrea Bianco, Enrico Cascone, Fausto Cortecchia, Vincenzo De Caprio, Adriano De Rosa, Celia Desgrange, Michele Frangiamore, Rico Landman, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Dino Mesa, Julien Milli, Gianluca Morgante, Thibault Pichon, Filomena Schiavone, Laura Schreiber, Luca Terenzi, Alessio Zanutta

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121844F (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630382

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Sensors, Planets, Spectrographs, Iterated function systems, Stars, Spectral resolution, Coronagraphy, Adaptive optics, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Upgrading the high contrast imaging facility SPHERE: science drivers and instrument choices

A. Boccaletti, G. Chauvin, F. Wildi, J. Milli, E. Stadler, E. Diolaiti, R. Gratton, F. Vidal, M. Loupias, M. Langlois, F. Cantalloube, M. N’Diaye, D. Gratadour, F. Ferreira, M. Tallon, J. Mazoyer, D. Segransan, D. Mouillet, J.-L. Beuzit, M. Bonnefoy, R. Galicher, A. Vigan, I. Snellen, M. Feldt, S. Desidera, S. Rousseau, A. Baruffolo, C. Goulas, P. Baudoz, C. Bechet, M. Benisty, A. Bianco, B. Carry, E. Cascone, B. Charnay, E. Choquet, V. Christiaens, F. Cortecchia, V. Di Capprio, A. De Rosa, C. Desgrange, V. D'Orazi, S. Douté, M. Frangiamore, E. Gendron, C. Ginski, E. Huby, C. Keller, C. Kulcsár, R. Landman, S. Lagarde, E. Lagadec, A.-M. Lagrange, M. Lombini, M. Kasper, F. Ménard, Y. Magnard, G. Malaguti, D. Maurel, D. Mesa, G. Morgante, E. Pantin, T. Pichon, A. Potier, P. Rabou, S. Rochat, l. Terenzi, E. Thiébaut, I. Tallon-Bosc, H.-F Raynaud, D. Rouan, A. Sevin, F. Schiavone, L. Schrieber, A. Zanutta

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121841S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630154

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Planets, Exoplanets, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Spectral resolution, Adaptive optics, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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ELVIS: the exoplanets at LBT with a visible IFS for SHARK-VIS

Giorgio Viavattene, Fernando Pedichini, Fausto Cortecchia, Raffaele Gratton, Simone Antoniucci, Valentina D'Orazi, Laura Schreiber, Manuele Gangi, Fabrizio Vitali, Andrea Bianco, Michele Frangiamore, Emiliano Diolaiti, Matteo Lombini, Roberto Piazzesi, Gianluca Li Causi, Vincenzo Testa, Alessandro Terreri, Sebastiaan Haffert, Christoph Keller

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121843U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629400

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Planets, Point spread functions, Exoplanets, Sensors, Spectrographs, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Paper

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FEA testing the pre-flight Ariel primary mirror

Daniele Gottini, Emanuele Pace, Andrea Tozzi, Giovanni Bianucci, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Luca Carbonaro, Paolo Chioetto, Fausto Cortecchia, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Debora Ferruzzi, Camille Galy, Gabriele Grisoni, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Marcella Iuzzolino, Delphine Jollet, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Nadia Missaglia, Gianluca Morgante, Lorenzo Mugnai, Luca Naponiello, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vigano, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218042 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629815

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Finite element methods, Space operations, Exoplanets, Aluminum, Reflectivity, Planets, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The telescope assembly of the Ariel space mission

Emanuele Pace, Andrea Tozzi, Manuel Adler Abreu, Gustavo Alonso, Bruno Barroqueiro, Giovanni Bianucci, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Matteo Burresi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Luca Carbonaro, João Castanheira, Paolo Chioetto, Josep Colomé Ferrer, Carlos Compostizo, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabio D'Anca, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Alejandro Fernandez Soler, Debora Ferruzzi, Mauro Focardi, Sara Freitas, Camille Galy, Andres Garcia Perez, Daniele Gottini, Samuele Grella, Gabriele Grisoni, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Lucia Ianni, Marcella Iuzzolino, Delphine Jollet, Matteo Lombini, Ricardo Machado, Giuseppe Malaguti, Alexandra Mazzoli, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Giuseppe Mondello, Gianluca Morgante, Lorenzo Mugnai, Luca Naponiello, Vladmiro Noce, Enzo Pascale, Javier Perez Alvarez, Raffaele Piazzolla, Carlo Pompei, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Christophe Serre, Carlo Simoncelli, Frederico Teixeira, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Leonardo Tommasi, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vigano, Bart Vandenbussche, Dervis Vernani, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218011 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629432

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical benches, Aluminum, Off axis mirrors, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Coating, Space operations, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Heat treatment procedure of the aluminium 6061-T651 for the Ariel telescope mirrors.

Elisa Guerriero, Paolo Chioetto, Andrea Tozzi, Paola Zuppella, Rodolfo Canestrari, Anna Brucalassi, Marcella Iuzzolino, Debora Ferruzzi, Antonio Scippa, Ciro Del Vecchio, Gilberto Falcini, Luca Carbonaro, Gianluca Morgante, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218014 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628178

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Aluminum, Heat treatments, Polishing, Telescopes, Diamond turning, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Exoplanets, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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Preliminary analysis of ground-to-flight mechanical tolerances of the Ariel mission telescope

Paolo Chioetto, Andrea Tozzi, Anna Brucalassi, Debora Ferruzzi, Andrew Caldwell, Martin Caldwell, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Elisa Guerriero, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804R (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628900

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, Mirrors, Tolerancing, Point spread functions, Device simulation, Statistical analysis, Optimization (mathematics), Telescope design, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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Toward ARIEL’s primary mirror

Andrea Tozzi, Anna Brucalassi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Paolo Chioetto, Ciro Del Vecchio, Luca Carbonaro, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Gilberto Falcini, Debora Ferruzzi, Daniele Gottini, Elisa Guerriero, Marcella Iuzzolino, Riccardo Lilli, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Gianluca Morgante, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Antonio Scippa, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Dervis Vernani, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218040 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628906

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Polishing, Aluminum, Surface finishing, Optics manufacturing, Diamond turning, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Surface roughness

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Proceedings Article | 14 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Starfinder2: a software package for identification and analysis of point-like sources in adaptive optics images with spatially variable PSF

Laura Schreiber, Emiliano Diolaiti, Olivier Beltramo-Martin, Giuliana Fiorentino

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114480H (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2564105

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Stars, Data modeling, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

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The primary mirror of the ARIEL mission: study of thermal, figuring, and finishing treatments and optical characterization of Al 6061 samples mirrors

Paolo Chioetto, Vania Da Deppo, Paola Zuppella, Emanuele Pace, Gianluca Morgante, Luca Terenzi, Daniele Brienza, Emiliano Diolaiti, Matteo Lombini, Fausto Cortecchia, Nadia Missaglia, Giovanni Bianucci, Sebastiano Spinelli, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela

Proceedings Volume 11116, 111161C (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528461

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Aluminum, Telescopes, Diamond turning, Polishing, Surface finishing, Interferometry, Off axis mirrors, Cryogenics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 29 March 2019

Simulating the optical alignment of the multiconjugate adaptive optics module for the extremely large telescope

Mauro Patti, Matteo Lombini, Edoardo Maria Alberto Redaelli, Emiliano Diolaiti

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 01, 018005, (March 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.1.018005

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Optical alignment, Adaptive optics, Distortion, Optical simulations, Point spread functions, Error analysis, Optical components, Mirrors, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2018 Paper

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Numerical simulations of MAORY MCAO module for the ELT

C. Arcidiacono, L. Schreiber, G. Bregoli, I. Foppiani, S. Oberti, E. Diolaiti, G. Agapito, A. Puglisi, M. Xompero, F. Cortecchia, M. Patti, M. Lombini, L. Busoni, C. Vérinaud, C. Felini, V. De Caprio, G. Cosentino, P. Ciliegi, M. Bellazzini, P. Feautrier, S. Esposito, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107034I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311702

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Point spread functions, Computer simulations, Numerical simulations, Optical simulations, Calibration, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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MAORY for ELT: preliminary design overview

Paolo Ciliegi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Renata Abicca, Guido Agapito, Matteo Aliverti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Natalia Auricchio, Andrea Balestra, Andrea Baruffolo, Michele Bellazzini, Marco Bonaglia, Giovanni Bregoli, Olivier Brissaud, Lorenzo Busoni, Alexis Carlotti, Enrico Cascone, Jean-Jacques Correia, Fausto Cortecchia, Giuseppe Cosentino, Valentina D'Orazi, Massimo Dall'Ora, Vincenzo De Caprio, Adriano De Rosa, Alain Delboulbé, Ivan Di Antonio, Gianluca Di Rico, Mauro Dolci, Simone Esposito, Daniela Fantinel, Philippe Feautrier, Giuliana Fiorentino, Italo Foppiani, Enrico Giro, Laurence Gluck, Paolo Grani, Davide Greggio, François Hénault, Laurent Jocou, Paolo La Penna, Sylvain Lafrasse, Mimma Lauria, Etienne Le Coarer, Miska Le Louarn, Matteo Lombini, Yves Magnard, Demetrio Magrin, Elisabetta Maiorano, Filippo Mannucci, Enrico Marchetti, Didier Maurel, Laurence Michaud, Estelle Moraux, Gianluca Morgante, Thibaut Moulin, Sylvain Oberti, Giorgio Pariani, Mauro Patti, Cedric Plantet, Linda Podio, Alfio Puglisi, Patrick Rabou, Roberto Ragazzoni, Edoardo Redaelli, Marco Riva, Sylvain Rochat, Frédéric Roussel, Alain Roux, Bernardo Salasnich, Paolo Saracco, Laura Schreiber, Marilena Spavone, Eric Stadler, Marie-Hélène Sztefek, Luca Terenzi, Angelo Valentini, Noël Ventura, Christophe Vérinaud, Simone Zaggia

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070311 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313672

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Relays, Actuators, Sodium, Wavefronts, Objectives, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2018 Paper

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MAORY real-time computer preliminary design

Italo Foppiani, Laura Schreiber, Guido Agapito, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Giovanni Bregoli, Lorenzo Busoni, Enrico Cascone, Giuseppe Cosentino, Michele Bellazzini, Paolo Ciliegi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Simone Esposito, Philippe Feautrier, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070343 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311618

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Wavefront distortions, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2018 Paper

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Status of the preliminary design of the NGS WFS subsystem of MAORY

M. Bonaglia, L. Busoni, C. Plantet, G. Agapito, C. Giordano, A. Puglisi, S. Esposito, G. Di Rico, A. Valentini, I. Di Antonio, M. Bellazzini, P. Ciliegi, E. Diolaiti, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107034D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313266

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Control systems, Error analysis, Reflectivity, Finite element methods, Distortion, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2018 Paper

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Electronics design of the LOR WFS module of MAORY

G. Di Rico, M. Bonaglia, L. Busoni, I. Di Antonio, A. Valentini, M. Bellazzini, P. Ciliegi, F. Cortecchia, E. Diolaiti, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni, B. Salasnich

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107033J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311845

KEYWORDS: Motion controllers, Programmable logic devices, Software, Deformable mirrors, Astronomical instrumentation, Electronics, Control systems, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

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MAORY for ELT: preliminary mechanical design of the support structure

Vincenzo De Caprio, Marco Riva, Matteo Lombini, Edoardo Redaelli, Enrico Cascone, Mauro Patti, Fausto Cortecchia, Luca Terenzi, Adriano De Rosa, Enrico Giro, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Marco Bonaglia, Eric Stadler, Philippe Feautrier, Paolo Ciliegi, Michele Bellazzini, Simone Esposito, Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107034H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314189

KEYWORDS: Mechanical engineering, Finite element methods, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

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LO WFS of MAORY: performance and sky coverage assessment

C. Plantet, G. Agapito, C. Giordano, L. Busoni, M. Bonaglia, S. Esposito, C. Arcidiacono, F. Cortecchia, P. Ciliegi, E. Diolaiti, M. Bellazzini, R. Ragazzoni, P. Feautrier

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070346 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313175

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Infrared radiation, Stars, Adaptive optics, Error analysis, Tomography, Computer simulations, Infrared imaging, Visible radiation, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2018 Paper

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MAORY requirements flow down and technical budgets

F. Cortecchia, M. Riva, L. Busoni, C. Arcidiacono, M. Patti, L. Schreiber, M. Lombini, E. Stadler, E. Diolaiti, P. Ciliegi, P. Feautrier, S. Esposito, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107034J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312081

KEYWORDS: Systems engineering, Systems modeling, Control systems, Visibility, Interfaces, Visualization, Picture Archiving and Communication System

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

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The MICADO first-light imager for the ELT: towards the preliminary design review of the MICADO-MAORY SCAO

Yann Clénet, Tristan Buey, Eric Gendron, Zoltan Hubert, Fabrice Vidal, Mathieu Cohen, Frédéric Chapron, Arnaud Sevin, Pierre Fédou, Gaële Barbary, Pierre Baudoz, Bruno Borgo, Saber Ben Nejma, Vincent Chambouleyron, Vincent Déo, Olivier Dupuis, Sébastien Durand, Florian Ferreira, Julien Gaudemard, Damien Gratadour, Elsa Huby, Jean-Michel Huet, Bertrand Le Ruyet, Napoléon Nguyen-Tuong, Clément Perrot, Simone Thijs, Youssef Younès, Gérard Rousset, Philippe Feautrier, Gérard Zins, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paolo Ciliegi, Simone Esposito, Lorenzo Busoni, Josef Schubert, Michael Hartl, Veronika Hörmann, Richard Davies

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070313 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311481

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Relays, Imaging systems, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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Precise alignment method for MAORY

M. Patti, M. Lombini, D. Magrin, M. Riva, E. Radaelli, D. Greggio, E. Diolaiti, F. Cortecchia, C. Arcidiacono, P. Ciliegi, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni, S. Esposito

Proceedings Volume 10705, 107050F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312072

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Monte Carlo methods, Distortion, Optical alignment, Stars, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Tolerancing, Wavefront sensors, Alignment procedures

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

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Organization, management and risk analysis of the MAORY project

Paolo Ciliegi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Michele Bellazzini, Fausto Cortecchia, Matteo Lombini, Renata Abicca, Simone Esposito, P. Feautrier, Eric Stadler, Enrico Giro, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10705, 107051S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313138

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Systems engineering, Telescopes, Document management, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Relays, Wavefront compensation, Deformable mirrors, Interfaces, Research management

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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The MAORY laser guide star wavefront sensor: design status

Laura Schreiber, Philippe Feautrier, Eric Stadler, Patrick Rabou, Jean-Jacques Correia, Laurence Glück, Sylvain Rochat, Laurent Jocou, Yves Magnard, Thibaut Moulin, Alain Delboulbé, Sylvain Douté, Gaël Chauvin, Estelle Moraux, Sylvain Oberti, Christophe Verinaud, Fausto Cortecchia, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paolo Ciliegi, Michele Bellazzini, Simone Esposito, Lorenzo Busoni, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107031Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314467

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Optomechanical design

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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The MAORY ICS software architecture

Bernardo Salasnich, Andrea Baruffolo, Andrea Balestra, Lorenzo Busoni, Alfio Puglisi, Daniela Fantinel, Gianluca Di Rico, Laurence Gluck, Gérard Zins, Dan Popovic, Mario Kiekebusch, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paolo Ciliegi, Simone Esposito, Philippe Feautrier, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10707, 1070717 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311607

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Software development, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Computer architecture, Calibration, Telescopes, Mirrors, Relays, Real-time computing

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2018 Paper

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Optical design of the post focal relay of MAORY

M. Lombini, D. Magrin, M. Patti, D. Greggio, F. Cortecchia, E. Diolaiti, V. De Caprio, A. De Rosa, E. Radaelli, M. Riva, P. Ciliegi, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10690, 1069011 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312010

KEYWORDS: Distortion, Mirrors, Optical design, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Geometrical optics, Wavefronts, Tolerancing, Stars, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2018 Paper

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MAORY optical design analysis and tolerances

M. Patti, M. Lombini, D. Magrin, D. Greggio, E. Diolaiti, F. Cortecchia, C. Arcidiacono, P. Ciliegi, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni, S. Esposito

Proceedings Volume 10690, 106902C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312067

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Distortion, Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Error analysis, Objectives, Geometrical optics, Stars, Monte Carlo methods, Optical alignment, Optical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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Optical design of the post-focal relay of MAORY

M. Lombini, A. De Rosa, P. Ciliegi, F. Cortecchia, E. Diolaiti, Mauro Patti, M. Bonaglia, L. Busoni, V. De Caprio, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier, P. Rabou, M. Riva, E. Stadler

Proceedings Volume 9908, 9908AB (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234569

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Optical design, Relays, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Distortion, Mirrors, Interfaces, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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Dimensioning the MAORY real time computer

Laura Schreiber, Emiliano Diolaiti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Giovanni Bregoli, Enrico Cascone, Giuseppe Cosentino, Simone Esposito, Corrado Felini, Italo Foppiani, Paolo Ciliegi, Philippe Feautrier, Paolo Torroni

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99094L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231527

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Actuators, Stars, Mirrors, Sensors, Real-time computing, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, Hassium, Sodium

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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Accurate laser guide star wavefront sensor simulation for the E-ELT first light adaptive optics module

Mauro Patti, Laura Schreiber, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Giovanni Bregoli, Paolo Ciliegi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Simone Esposito, Philippe Feautrier, Matteo Lombini

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990977 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233055

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Optical simulations, Wavefront sensors, Optical simulations, Prototyping, Wavefronts, Spatial light modulators, Point spread functions, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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The numerical simulation tool for the MAORY multiconjugate adaptive optics system

C. Arcidiacono, L. Schreiber, G. Bregoli, E. Diolaiti, I. Foppiani, G. Agapito, A. Puglisi, M. Xompero, S. Oberti, G. Cosentino, M. Lombini, R. Butler, P. Ciliegi, F. Cortecchia, M. Patti, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99097B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232530

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Numerical simulations, Monte Carlo methods, Device simulation, Deformable mirrors, Telescopes, Stars, Point spread functions, Calibration, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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MAORY: adaptive optics module for the E-ELT

E. Diolaiti, P. Ciliegi, R. Abicca, G. Agapito, C. Arcidiacono, A. Baruffolo, M. Bellazzini, V. Biliotti, M. Bonaglia, G. Bregoli, R. Briguglio, O. Brissaud, L. Busoni, L. Carbonaro, A. Carlotti, E. Cascone, J.-J. Correia, F. Cortecchia, G. Cosentino, V. De Caprio, M. de Pascale, A. De Rosa, C. Del Vecchio, A. Delboulbé, G. Di Rico, S. Esposito, D. Fantinel, P. Feautrier, C. Felini, D. Ferruzzi, L. Fini, G. Fiorentino, I. Foppiani, M. Ghigo, C. Giordano, E. Giro, L. Gluck, F. Hénault, L. Jocou, F. Kerber, P. La Penna, S. Lafrasse, M. Lauria, E. le Coarer, M. Le Louarn, M. Lombini, Y. Magnard, E. Maiorano, F. Mannucci, M. Mapelli, E. Marchetti, D. Maurel, L. Michaud, G. Morgante, T. Moulin, S. Oberti, G. Pareschi, M. Patti, A. Puglisi, P. Rabou, R. Ragazzoni, S. Ramsay, A. Riccardi, S. Ricciardi, M. Riva, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, B. Salasnich, P. Saracco, L. Schreiber, M. Spavone, E. Stadler, M.-H. Sztefek, N. Ventura, C. Vérinaud, M. Xompero, A. Fontana, F. M. Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99092D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234585

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Relays, Interfaces, Deformable mirrors, Geometrical optics, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Joint MICADO-MAORY SCAO mode: specifications, prototyping, simulations and preliminary design

Yann Clénet, Tristan Buey, Gérard Rousset, Eric Gendron, Simone Esposito, Zoltan Hubert, Lorenzo Busoni, Mathieu Cohen, Armando Riccardi, Frédéric Chapron, Marco Bonaglia, Arnaud Sevin, Pierre Baudoz, Philippe Feautrier, Gérard Zins, Damien Gratadour, Fabrice Vidal, Fanny Chemla, Florian Ferreira, Nicolas Doucet, Sébastien Durand, Alexis Carlotti, Clément Perrot, Laura Schreiber, Matteo Lombini, Paolo Ciliegi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Josef Schubert, Richard Davies

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99090A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231192

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Real-time computing, Adaptive optics, Imaging systems, Calibration, Modulation, Electroluminescent displays, Telescopes, Coronagraphy, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Stellar photometry with multi conjugate adaptive optics

Giuliana Fiorentino, Davide Massari, Alan McConnachie, Peter Stetson, Giuseppe Bono, Paolo Turri, David Andersen, Jean-Pierre Veran, Emiliano Diolaiti, Laura Schreiber, Paolo Ciliegi, Michele Bellazzini, Eline Tolstoy, Matteo Monelli, Giacinto Iannicola, Ivan Ferraro, Vincenzo Testa

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990906 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234448

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Photometry, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Near infrared, Calibration, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, RGB color model, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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End to end numerical simulations of the MAORY multiconjugate adaptive optics system

C. Arcidiacono, L. Schreiber, G. Bregoli, E. Diolaiti, I. Foppiani, G. Cosentino, M. Lombini, R. Butler, P. Ciliegi

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91486F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055608

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Calibration, Stars, Point spread functions, Sodium, Wavefront sensors, Laser guide stars, Device simulation, Computer simulations, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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Preparing for the phase B of the E-ELT MCAO module project

Emiliano Diolaiti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Giovanni Bregoli, Reginald Christopher Butler, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Andrea Baruffolo, Alastair Basden, Michele Bellazzini, Enrico Cascone, Paolo Ciliegi, Fausto Cortecchia, Giuseppe Cosentino, Vincenzo De Caprio, Adriano De Rosa, Nigel Dipper, Simone Esposito, Italo Foppiani, Enrico Giro, Gianluca Morgante, Richard Myers, Fabien Patru, Roberto Ragazzoni, Armando Riccardi, Marco Riva, Filippo Maria Zerbi, Mark Casali, Bernard Delabre, Norbert Hubin, Florian Kerber, Miska Le Louarn, Enrico Marchetti, Suzanne Ramsay, Stefan Stroebele, Elise Vernet

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056550

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Actuators, Relays, Wavefront sensors, Optical design, Sodium, Optical instrument design, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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Image restoration with spatially variable PSF

Paolo Ciliegi, Andrea La Camera, Laura Schreiber, Michele Bellazzini, Mario Bertero, Patrizia Boccacci, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Davide Massari, Paolo Montegriffo, Margherita Talia

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91482O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055914

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Deconvolution, Adaptive optics, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Image restoration, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Image processing, Image analysis

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Paper

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Impact of sodium layer variations on the performance of the E-ELT MCAO module

L. Schreiber, E. Diolaiti, C. Arcidiacono, T. Pfrommer, R. Holzlöhner, M. Lombini, P. Hickson

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91486Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056483

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Wavefronts, Device simulation, Temporal resolution, Monochromatic aberrations, Stars, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Paper

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Optical design trade-offs of the multi conjugate adaptive optics relay for the European Extremely Large Telescope

Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Adriano De Rosa

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91486K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055901

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Interfaces, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Optical design, Space telescopes, Relays, Collimators, Image quality, Geometrical optics

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The scope of this paper is to describe some possible design concepts of the post optical relay inside the multi conjugate adaptive optics module for the European Extremely Large Telescope. The module is planned to be placed at the Nasmyth focus of the telescope. The optical relay must re-image the telescope focal plane with diffraction limited performance and low geometric distortion, for a field of view of 75” and for a wavelength range between 0.8 and 2.4μm. A technical annular field of view with inner diameter of 75” and outer diameter of 160” to search 3 for natural guide stars is also required. Wavefront sensing is performed by means of 6 laser guide stars arranged on a circle of at least 120” diameter while wavefront correction is performed by two deformable mirrors inside the relay, in addition to the telescope adaptive mirror. The final optical design will be a trade-off among adaptive optics performance, optical interface requirements, mechanical interface requirements and technological feasibility of key hardware components. The size of the deformable mirrors and the image quality of the layer conjugates are important design drivers, related to the design of the collimating optics after the input focal plane and to the deformable mirrors tilt respect to the chief ray. The optical interface at the output focal plane must be acceptable for the client instruments, in terms of field curvature, focal ratio and exit pupil position. The number of optical surfaces inside the relay has to be as small as possible to limit thermal background. Splitting of the laser guide star channel from the science light channel may be achieved either in wavelength, by means of a dichroic placed close to a pupil image, or in field, by means of an perforated dichroic placed at an intermediate focal plane. The laser guide star beams have to be focused with acceptable optical performance on a fixed image plane compensating the effects of the sodium layer range variation with Zenith angle during observations. Other relay configurations, in the case of further client instruments to be fed by the relay, are under investigation. The designs must also take into consideration the required clearance among the optical elements to avoid vignetting and mechanical interference issues, while fitting in the available space on the telescope Nasmyth platform. In this paper two different optical design configurations are analysed, taking into account all these aspects. For all the proposed designs the optical performance will be presented.

Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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Updated optical design and trade-off study for MOONS, the Multi-Object Optical and Near Infrared spectrometer for the VLT

E. Oliva, S. Todd, M. Cirasuolo, H. Schnetler, D. Lunney, P. Rees, A. Bianco, E. Diolaiti, D. Ferruzzi, M. Fisher, I. Guinouard, M. Iuzzolino, I. Parry, X. Sun, A. Tozzi, F. Vitali

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91472C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054425

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Collimators, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Prisms, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical fibers, Sensors, Collimation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 February 2013

LINC-NIRVANA for the large binocular telescope: setting up the world’s largest near infrared binoculars for astronomy

Ralph Hofferbert, Harald Baumeister, Thomas Bertram, Jürgen Berwein, Peter Bizenberger, Armin Böhm, Michael Böhm, José Luis Borelli, Matthieu Brangier, Florian Briegel, Albert Conrad, Fulvio De Bonis, Roman Follert, Thomas Herbst, Armin Huber, Frank Kittmann, Martin Kürster, Werner Laun, Ulrich Mall, Daniel Meschke, Lars Mohr, Vianak Naranjo, Aleksei Pavlov, Jorg-Uwe Pott, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Eva Schinnerer, Clemens Storz, Jan Trowitzsch, Zhaojun Yan, Xianyu Zhang, Andreas Eckart, Matthew Horrobin, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Udo Beckmann, Claus Connot, Matthias Heininger, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Tim Kroner, Edmund Nussbaum, Dieter Schertl, Gerd Weigelt, Maria Bergomi, Alessandro Brunelli, Marco Dima, Jacopo Farinato, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Roberto Ragazzoni, Valentina Viotto, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Giovanni Bregoli, Paolo Ciliegi, Giuseppe Cosentino, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Dario Lorenzetti, Fabrizio Vitali, Mario Bertero, Patrizia Boccacci, Andrea La Camera

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 08, 081602, (February 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.8.081602

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Mirrors, Interferometry, Near infrared, Adaptive optics, Interfaces, Cameras, Optical engineering, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

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LINC-NIRVANA for the LBT: setting up the world's largest NIR binoculars for astronomy

Ralph Hofferbert, Harald Baumeister, Thomas Bertram, Jürgen Berwein, Peter Bizenberger, Armin Böhm, Michael Böhm, José Luis Borelli, Matthieu Brangier, Florian Briegel, Albert Conrad, Fulvio De Bonis, Roman Follert, Tom Herbst, Armin Huber, Frank Kittmann, Martin Kürster, Werner Laun, Ulrich Mall, Daniel Meschke, Lars Mohr, Vianak Naranjo, Aleksei Pavlov, Jörg-Uwe Pott, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Eva Schinnerer, Clemens Storz, Jan Trowitzsch, Zhaojun Yan, Xianyu Zhang, Andreas Eckart, Matthew Horrobin, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Udo Beckmann, Claus Connot, Matthias Heininger, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Tim Kröner, Eddy Nussbaum, Dieter Schertl, Gerd Weigelt, Maria Bergomi, Alessandro Brunelli, Marco Dima, Jacopo Farinato, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Roberto Ragazzoni, Valentina Viotto, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Giovanni Bregoli, Paolo Ciliegi, Guiseppe Cosentino, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Dario Lorenzetti, Fabrizio Vitali, Mario Bertero, Patrizia Boccacci, Andrea La Camera

Proceedings Volume 8511, 85110A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.928284

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Interferometry, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Near infrared, Stars, Imaging systems, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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The design of the MOONS-VLT spectrometer

E. Oliva, E. Diolaiti, B. Garilli, R. Gratton, D. Lorenzetti, P. Schipani, S. Scuderi, E. Vanzella, M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender, P. Bonifacio, L. Kaper, L. Vanzi, C. Baffa, A. Bianco, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, P. Bruno, L. Carbonaro, M. Centrone, G. Cresci, V. De Caprio, C. Del Vecchio, P. Di Marcantonio, A. Di Paola, F. D'Alessio, M. D'Alessandro, S. D'Orsi, G. Falcini, D. Ferruzzi, A. Fontana, I. Foppiani, M. Fumana, E. Giani, F. Leone, G. Li Causi, M. Lombini, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, L. Marty, L. Miglietta, M. Munari, R. Navarro, L. Origlia, L. Paioro, F. Pedichini, J. Pragt, S. Randich, M. Scodeggio, P. Spanò, R. Speziali, R. Stuik, A. Tozzi, F. Vitali

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925309

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Collimators, Spectrographs, Lawrencium, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Dual-channel multiple natural guide star wavefront sensor for the E-ELT multiconjugate adaptive optics module

Emiliano Diolaiti, Laura Schreiber, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84471K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927091

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Wavefront aberrations, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Developing a new software package for PSF estimation and fitting of adaptive optics images

Laura Schreiber, Emiliano Diolaiti, Antonio Sollima, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Michele Bellazzini, Paolo Ciliegi, Renato Falomo, Italo Foppiani, Laura Greggio, Barbara Lanzoni, Matteo Lombini, Paolo Montegriffo, Emanuele Dalessandro, Davide Massari

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84475V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926900

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Stars, Data modeling, Software development, Image analysis, Systems modeling, Photometry, Cameras, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Design of the multiple Laser Guide Stars wavefront sensor prototype for the EELT

M. Lombini, I. Foppiani, L. Schreiber, E. Diolaiti, G. Bregoli, G. Cosentino

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926122

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Sodium, Sensors, Laser guide stars, Turbulence, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Spatial light modulators, Wavefronts, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA high layer wavefront sensor laboratory experiment: progress report

Xianyu Zhang, Albert Conrad, Daniel Meschke, Thomas Bertram, Thomas Herbst, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Peter Bizenberger, Wolfgang Gaessler, Laura Schreiber, Roberto Ragazzoni, Martin Kuerster, Fulvio De Bonis, Lars Mohr, Jacopo Farinato, Emiliano Diolaiti, Hans-Walter Rix, Changhui Rao, Florian Briegel, Frank Kittmann, Juergen Berwein, Jan Trowitzsch, Matthieu Brangier

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84476H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926304

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Telescopes, Calibration, Mirrors, Cameras, Astronomy, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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An atmospheric turbulence generator for dynamic tests with LINC-NIRVANA's adaptive optics system

D. Meschke, P. Bizenberger, W. Gaessler, X. Zhang, L. Mohr, H. Baumeister, E. Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 7736, 773646 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856933

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Atmospheric turbulence, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Optical design, Atmospheric optics, Optical fabrication, Sensors, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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Prototype of a laser guide stars wavefront sensor for E-ELT: design and integration

Matteo Lombini, Giovanni Bregoli, Giuseppe Cosentino, Laura Schreiber, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77365E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857975

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Cameras, Sodium, Wavefront sensors, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Optical filters, Collimation

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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Conceptual design and performance of the multiconjugate adaptive optics module for the European Extremely Large Telescope

Emiliano Diolaiti, Jean-Marc Conan, Italo Foppiani, Enrico Marchetti, Andrea Baruffolo, Michele Bellazzini, Giovanni Bregoli, Christopher Butler, Paolo Ciliegi, Giuseppe Cosentino, Bernard Delabre, Matteo Lombini, Cyril Petit, Clélia Robert, Pierfrancesco Rossettini, Laura Schreiber, Raffaele Tomelleri, Valdemaro Biliotti, Sandro D'Odorico, Thierry Fusco, Norbert Hubin, Serge Meimon

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360R (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857634

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Error analysis, Sodium, Stars, Relays, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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The laser guide stars wavefront sensor prototype for the E-ELT: test results

Laura Schreiber, Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Clelia Robert, Italo Foppiani, Giuseppe Cosentino, Giovanni Bregoli, Enrico Marchetti

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77365B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857307

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Prototyping, Calibration, Computer simulations, Wavefront sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Laser guide stars, Numerical simulations, Adaptive optics, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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System overview of the Multi conjugated Adaptive Optics RelaY for the E-ELT

Italo Foppiani, Emiliano Diolaiti, Andrea Baruffolo, Valdemaro Biliotti, Giovanni Bregoli, Giuseppe Cosentino, Bernard Delabre, Matteo Lombini, Enrico Marchetti, Pierfrancesco Rossettini, Laura Schreiber, Raffaele Tomelleri, Jean-Marc Conan, Sandro D'Odorico, Norbert Hubin

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77362Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858128

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Mirrors, Relays, Deformable mirrors, Sodium, Large telescopes, Wavefronts, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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The MCAO systems within LINC-NIRVANA: control aspects in addition to wavefront correction

T. Bertram, C. Arcidiacono, J. Berwein, P. Bizenberger, F. Briegel, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, W. Gässler, T. Herbst, R. Hofferbert, F. Kittmann, M. Kürster, R. Ragazzoni, L. Schreiber, J. Trowitzsch, V. Viotto

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77361S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857097

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Control systems, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Beam controllers, Mirrors, Cameras, Image sensors, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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Analysis of LBT LINC-NIRVANA simulated images of galaxies

Paolo Ciliegi, Andrea La Camera, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Mario Bertero, Patrizia Boccacci, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77342G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856951

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Reconstruction algorithms, Solids, Cameras, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Device simulation, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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A very wide-field wavefront sensor for a very narrow-field interferometer

V. Viotto, R. Ragazzoni, C. Arcidiacono, M. Bergomi, A. Brunelli, M. Dima, J. Farinato, G. Gentile, D. Magrin, G. Cosentino, E. Diolaiti, I. Foppiani, M. Lombini, L. Schreiber, T. Bertram, P. Bizenberger, F. De Bonis, W. Gässler, T. Herbst, M. Kuerster, D. Meschke, L. Mohr, R.-R. Rohloff

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77343M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857353

KEYWORDS: Stars, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Point spread functions, Selenium, Telescopes, Mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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Feeding the wavefront sensors of LINC-NIRVANA: the dedicated Patrol Camera

Dario Lorenzetti, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Fabrizio Vitali, Mauro Centrone, Roberto Speziali, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Thomas Bertram, Florian Briegel, Fulvio De Bonis, Wolfgang Gässler, Tom Herbst, Martin Kürster, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77343S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.855974

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Stars, Distortion, CCD cameras, Mirrors, Interfaces, Charge-coupled devices, Signal to noise ratio, Fermium, Frequency modulation

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

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DMD multi-object spectroscopy in space: the EUCLID study

P. Spanò, F. Zamkotsian, R. Content, R. Grange, M. Robberto, L. Valenziano, F. Zerbi, R. Sharples, F. Bortoletto, V. De Caprio, L. Martin, A. De Rosa, P. Franzetti, E. Diolaiti, B. Garilli, L. Guzzo, P. Leutenegger, M. Scodeggio, R. Vink, G. Zamorani, A. Cimatti

Proceedings Volume 7436, 74360O (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825641

KEYWORDS: Digital micromirror devices, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Prisms, Mirrors, Sensors, Micromirrors, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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Analysis of LBT LINC-NIRVANA simulated images of galaxies and young stellar objects

Paolo Ciliegi, Andrea La Camera, Gabriele Desiderá, Simone Antoniucci, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Enrica Bellocchi, Filippo Mannucci, Mario Bertero, Patrizia Boccacci, Dario Lorenzetti, Brunella Nisini

Proceedings Volume 7013, 701335 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787838

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Point spread functions, Reconstruction algorithms, Stars, High dynamic range imaging, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Collimation, Image analysis, Image restoration

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2008 Paper

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An infrared test camera for LBT adaptive optics commissioning

Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Giovanni Bregoli, Giuseppe Cosentino, Emiliano Diolaiti, Giancarlo Innocenti, Daniel Meschke, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Thomas Herbst, Costantino Ciattaglia

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701562 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789423

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Infrared cameras, Telescopes, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Lenses, Point spread functions, Optical filters, Technetium, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Integration of the mid-high wavefront sensor to the Linc-Nirvana post-focal relay

Laura Schreiber, Matteo Lombini, Italo Foppiani, Daniel Meschke, Fulvio De Bonis, Peter Bizenberger, Giovanni Bregoli, Giuseppe Cosentino, Emiliano Diolaiti, Sebastian Egner, Jacopo Farinato, Wolfgang Gaessler, Tom Herbst, Giancarlo Innocenti, Frank Kittmann, Lars Mohr, Roberto Ragazzoni, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70155A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789486

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Relays, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors, Sensors, Collimators, Charge-coupled devices, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Preliminary design of the post focal relay of the MCAO module for the E-ELT

Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Laura Schreiber, Enrico Marchetti, Bernard Delabre

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70155U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788921

KEYWORDS: Relays, Telescopes, Optical design, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Sodium, Adaptive optics, Diffraction, Stars, Zoom lenses

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Layer oriented wavefront sensor for MAD on sky operations

C. Arcidiacono, M. Lombini, R. Ragazzoni, J. Farinato, E. Diolaiti, A. Baruffolo, P. Bagnara, G. Gentile, L. Schreiber, E. Marchetti, J. Kolb, S. Tordo, R. Donaldson, C. Soenke, S. Oberti, E. Fedrigo, E. Vernet, N. Hubin

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70155P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.791780

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Wavefront sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Infrared cameras, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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The Multiple Field of View Layer Oriented wavefront sensing system of LINC-NIRVANA: two arcminutes of corrected field using solely Natural Guide Stars

J. Farinato, R. Ragazzoni, C. Arcidiacono, A. Brunelli, M. Dima, G. Gentile, V. Viotto, E. Diolaiti, I. Foppiani, M. Lombini, L. Schreiber, P. Bizenberger, F. De Bonis, S. Egner, W. Gässler, T. Herbst, M. Kürster, L. Mohr, R.-R. Rohloff

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70155J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790401

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Observatories, Lenses, Optical benches, Mirrors, Sensing systems, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

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The Large Binocular Camera: description and performances of the first binocular imager

R. Speziali, A. Di Paola, E. Giallongo, F. Pedichini, R. Ragazzoni, V. Testa, A. Baruffolo, C. De Santis, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, A. Fontana, S. Gallozzi, F. Gasparo, G. Gentile, A. Grazian, P. Manzato, F. Pasian, R. Smareglia, E. Vernet

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70144T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790132

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Imaging systems, Sensors, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Control systems, Camera shutters, CCD cameras, Mirrors, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

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LBT report activities concerning the optomechanics alignment of the Large Binocular Camera's Red Channel

G. Gentile, R. Ragazzoni, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, J. Hill, R. Bertam, A. Baruffolo

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70144U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790499

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, CCD cameras, Cameras, Optical alignment, Optomechanical design, Lenses, Sensors, Tolerancing, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

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A preliminary overview of the multiconjugate adaptive optics module for the E-ELT

Emiliano Diolaiti, Jean-Marc Conan, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Cyril Petit, Clélia Robert, Laura Schreiber, Paolo Ciliegi, Enrico Marchetti, Michele Bellazzini, Lorenzo Busoni, Simone Esposito, Thierry Fusco, Norbert Hubin, Fernando Quiros-Pacheco, Andrea Baruffolo, Sandro D'Odorico, Jacopo Farinato, Benoit Neichel, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Valdemaro Biliotti, Giovanni Bregoli, Giuseppe Cosentino, Giancarlo Innocenti

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789604

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Sodium, Stars, Relays, Error analysis, Mirrors, Tomography

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Prime focus active optics with the Large Binocular Telescope

J. Hill, R. Ragazzoni, A. Baruffolo, C. Biddick, O. Kuhn, E. Diolaiti, D. Thompson, A. Rakich

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70121M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789993

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Active optics, Cameras, Collimation, Monochromatic aberrations, Wavefronts, Charge-coupled devices, Point spread functions, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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An optical solution to the LGS spot elongation problem

Laura Schreiber, Matteo Lombini, Italo Foppiani, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jean-Marc Conan, Enrico Marchetti

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70151O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789390

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Sensors, Sodium, Staring arrays, Telescopes, Signal processing, Photodetectors, Error analysis, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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TOE-The Onduline Experiment: a new kind of wavefront sensor to characterize astronomical sites for Extremely Large Telescopes

C. Metti, G. Gentile, M. Dima, J. Farinato, C. Arcidiacono, A. Baruffolo, V. Viotto, E. Diolaiti, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 7012, 701247 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790497

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Large telescopes, Adaptive optics, CCD cameras, Cameras, Astronomy, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Layer oriented: science with MAD and beyond

R. Ragazzoni, Y. Almomany, C. Arcidiacono, R. Falomo, J. Farinato, M. Gullieuszik, E. Diolaiti, M. Lombini, A. Moretti, G. Piotto, E. Marchetti, R. Donaldson, R. Turolla

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790412

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Infrared radiation, Turbulence, Galactic astronomy, Astronomy, Laser guide stars, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Status progress of AdOpt@TNG and offer to the international astronomical community

M. Cecconi, A. Ghedina, P. Bagnara, A. Baruffolo, C. Carmona Rodriguez, G. Cresci, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, W. Gaessler, L. Gonzalez Suárez, F. Mannucci, R. Ragazzoni, A. Riverol Rodrìguez

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62722G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672215

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Stars, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Atmospheric turbulence, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Multiconjugated adaptive optics for ELTs: an enhancement of the PIGS setup

E. Meyer, W. Gaessler, S. Kellner, E. Diolaiti, S. Egner, R. Ragazzoni, J. Farinato

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671365

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Light sources, Telescopes, Interferometers, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Reflectivity, Laser guide stars, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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MANU-CHAO: a laboratory ground-layer adaptive optics experiment

Sebastian Egner, Wolfgang Gaessler, Roberto Ragazzoni, Brice LeRoux, T. Herbst, J. Farinato, E. Diolaiti, C. Arcidiacono

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62724X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671608

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Control systems, Actuators, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Calibration, Telescopes, Wavefront aberrations, Filtering (signal processing)

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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The MCAO wavefront sensing system of LINC-NIRVANA: status report

Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Gentile Giorgia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Dario Lorenzetti, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Fernando Pedichini, Fabrizio Vitali, Tom Herbst, Martin Kürster, Peter Bizenberger, Florian Briegel, Fulvio De Bonis, Sebastian Egner, Wolfgang Gässler, Lars Mohr, Alexei Pavlov, Ralf Rainer Rohloff, Roberto Soci

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627229 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673083

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Cameras, Telescopes, Stars, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Observatories, Sensing systems, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA patrol camera

Dario Lorenzetti, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Fabrizio Vitali, Fernando Pedichini, Roberto Speziali, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Florian Briegel, Fulvio De Bonis, Wolfgang Gaessler, Roberto Soci

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62695C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668881

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems, Mirrors, CCD cameras, Tolerancing, Sensors, Distortion, Optical benches

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Laboratory testing the layer oriented wavefront sensor for the multiconjugate adaptive optics demonstrator

Carmelo Arcidiacono, Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627227 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671252

KEYWORDS: Stars, Device simulation, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Lenses, Quantum efficiency, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Integration, testing, and laboratory characterization of the mid-high layer wavefront sensor for LINC-NIRVANA

Matteo Lombini, Italo Foppiani, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Giovanni Bregoli, Costantino Ciattaglia, Giuseppe Cosentino, Giancarlo Innocenti, Laura Schreiber, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Fulvio De Bonis, Sebastian Egner, Wolfgang Gaessler, Tom Herbst, Martin Kuerster, Johannes Schmidt, Roberto Soci, Pierfrancesco Rossettini, Raffaele Tomelleri

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62724P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671600

KEYWORDS: Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Selenium, Sensors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Lenses, Received signal strength, Device simulation, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Eliminating perspective elongation for LGS based AO systems at ELTs

Stephan Kellner, Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti, Wolfgang Gaessler, Jacopo Farinato

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62725E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671029

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Bessel beams, Adaptive optics, Stars, Sodium, Radio propagation, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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LINC-NIRVANA: optical design of an interferometric imaging camera

P. Bizenberger, E. Diolaiti, S. Egner, T. Herbst, R. Ragazzoni, D. Reymann, W. Xu

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62690D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671569

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Telescopes, Interferometry, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical design, Interfaces, Optical alignment, Point spread functions, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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Wide-field imaging on 8- to 100-meter class telescopes

Giorgia Gentile, Emiliano Diolaiti, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Jacopo Farinato, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Emanuele Giallongo, Andrea Di Paola, Fernando Pedichini, Roberto Speziali

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62695V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673377

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, CCD cameras, Wavefront sensors, Image quality, Large telescopes, Staring arrays, Optical design, Adaptive optics, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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ONIRICA: an infrared camera for OWL with MCAO low order partial correction

Roberto Ragazzoni, Renato Falomo, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Matteo Lombini, Brice Le Roux, Laura Greggio, Francesco Bertelli, Adriano Fontana, Andrea Grazian, Marcello Castellano, Hans Walter Rix, Wolfgang Gaessler, Tom Herbst, Roberto Soci, Sandro D'Odorico, Enrico Marchetti

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673171

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Point spread functions, Cameras, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Stars, Diffraction, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

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The wide-field eyes of the Large Binocular Telescope

Roberto Ragazzoni, Emanuele Giallongo, Fabio Pasian, Andrea Baruffolo, Ray Bertram, Emiliano Diolaiti, Andrea Di Paola, Jacopo Farinato, Giorgia Gentile, John Hill, Matteo Lombini, Fernando Pedichini, Roberto Speziali, Riccardo Smareglia, Elise Vernet

Proceedings Volume 6267, 626710 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673919

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Mirrors, Manufacturing, Glasses, Tolerancing, Optical components, Optical alignment, Astronomical telescopes, Observatories

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 2005

Layer-oriented wavefront sensor for a multiconjugate adaptive optics demonstrator

Elise Vernet-Viard, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Paolo Bagnara, Andrea Baruffolo, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Matteo Lombini, Roberto Ragazzoni

OE, Vol. 44, Issue 09, 096601, (September 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2054567

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Charge-coupled devices, Wavefront sensors, Lenses, Sensors, Beam splitters, Diffraction, Tolerancing, Optical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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LINC-NIRVANA: mechanical challanges of the MCAO wavefront sensor

Roberto Soci, Roberto Ragazzoni, Thomas Herbst, Jacopo Farinato, Wolfgang Gaessler, Harald Baumeister, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Emiliano Diolaiti, Wenli Xu, David Andersen, Sebastian Egner, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Matteo Lombini, Monica Ebert, Armin Boehm, Norbert Muench, Marco Xompero

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551674

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Telescopes, Selenium, Mirrors, Cameras, Finite element methods, Optical components, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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Wavefront sensing on 100-m scale

Roberto Ragazzoni, Andrea Baruffolo, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Soci

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552080

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Cameras, Wavefronts, Image segmentation, Modulation, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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LINC-NIRVANA: how to get a 23-m wavefront nearly flat

Wolfgang Gaessler, Roberto Ragazzoni, Thomas Herbst, David Andersen, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Harald Baumeister, Udo Beckmann, Jan Behrend, Thomas Bertram, Peter Bizenberger, Hermann Bohnhardt, F. Briegel, Emiliano Diolaiti, Thomas Driebe, A. Eckhardt, Sebastian Egner, Jacopo Farinato, Matthias Heininger, M. Kürster, Werner Laun, Sebastiano Ligori, Vianak Naranjo, Edmund Nussbaum, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Piero Salinari, Roberto Soci, Clemens Storz, Christian Straubmeier, Elise Vernet-Viard, Gerd Weigelt, Robert Weiss, Wenli Xu

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551908

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Actuators, Wavefronts, Interferometry, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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Assembly, integration, and test of the layer-oriented wavefront sensor for MAD

Matteo Lombini, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Raffaella Bisson, Angela Brindisi, Julien Coyne, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Brice Le Roux, Gianluca Lombardi, Enrico Marchetti, Gianluigi Meneghini, Elise Vernet-Viard, Marco Xompero

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551567

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Lenses, Charge-coupled devices, Device simulation, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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Sky coverage for layer-oriented MCAO: a detailed analytical and numerical study

Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti, Roberto Ragazzoni, Jacopo Farinato, Elise Vernet-Viard

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551839

KEYWORDS: Stars, Computer simulations, Adaptive optics, Signal to noise ratio, Astronomy, Telescopes, Sensors, Turbulence, V band, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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MAD status report

Enrico Marchetti, Roland Brast, Bernhard Delabre, Rob Donaldson, Enrico Fedrigo, Christoph Frank, Norbert Hubin, Johann Kolb, Miska Le Louarn, Jean-Louis Lizon, Sylvain Oberti, Roland Reiss, Joana Santos, Sebastien Tordo, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Elise Vernet-Viard

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551185

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Calibration, Telescopes, Stars, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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LINC-NIRVANA: the single arm MCAO experiment

Sebastian Egner, Wolfgang Gaessler, Tom Herbst, Roberto Ragazzoni, Remko Stuik, D. Andersen, C. Arcidiacono, H. Baumeister, U. Beckmann, J. Behrend, T. Bertram, P. Bizenberger, H. Boehnhardt, E. Diolaiti, T. Driebe, A. Eckhardt, J. Farinato, M. Kuerster, W. Laun, S. Ligori, Vianak Naranjo, E. Nußbaum, H.-W. Rix, R.-R. Rohloff, Piero Salinari, R. Soci, C. Straubmeier, E. Vernet-Viard, Gerd Weigelt, R. Weiss, W. Xu

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550046

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Temperature metrology, Stars, Cameras, Interferometers, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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PIGS: first results on sky

Stephan Kellner, Roberto Ragazzoni, Wolfgang Gassler, Emiliano Diolaiti, Timothy Morris, Christopher Saunter, R. Meyers, Jacopo Farinato, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Adriano Ghedina

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551722

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Telescopes, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Stars, Sodium, Rods, CCD cameras, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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Novel techniques concerning MCAO: trying to overcome fundamental limitations

Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552223

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Signal detection, Adaptive optics, Signal to noise ratio, Atmospheric sensing, Deformable mirrors, Stars, Computing systems, Telescopes

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In the framework of the Multi Conjugate Adaptive Optics technique several new ideas have been proposed in the last new years to improve the quality of the correction by using in the most possible efficient way the light coming from the references. The Layer Oriented approach, based on the usage of pupil plane wavefront sensors such as the pyramid, is using the superimposition of the light coming from several references at the level of the detector in order to increase the SNR and is using just the signal which is needed to drive loops indipendently tuned (in term of spatial and temporal sampling) to different altitudes. The Multiple Field of View technique proposes to increase the field of view of the detectors conjugated to altitudes close to the ground (where the pupil superimposition is high), thus increasing the probability to find suitable references and consequently the equivalent photon density on the metapupil. The Multiple Resolution technique is instead based on the idea of somehow increasing the depth of focus of the detectors in order to maximize the volume of atmosphere sensed by each detector even by using large Field of Views. Ground layer MCAO has also been proposed as a technique to accomplish only partial correction over a wide field of view and some on sky experiments are going to be exploited on the sky. From time to time there might be the impression that we arrived to a kind of a limit for the efficiency of the systems, considering that the light is limited by the FoV that cannot be increased indefinitely, but this might be a by product of the fact to look at the wavefront reconstruction in a linear fashion. In fact, it has been already shown in the past that it is possible to drive additional DMs by using the signal coming from detectors not conjugated to them, but this is accomplished by using a quadratic reconstruction. Furthermore, more recently, the idea of using the signal coming from an anular region surrounding the scientific field of view to improve the correction in the centre has also been suggested and again the signal has to be treated in a quadratic way. All these considerations suggest that there is still room for improvements at the expense of giving up on some conventional approaches to treat these problematics.

Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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The double Prime Focus camera for the Large Binocular Telescope

Roberto Ragazzoni, Emanuele Giallongo, Fabio Pasian, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Emiliano Diolaiti, Andrea Di Paola, Fabio Faccin, Jacopo Farinato, Adriano Fontana, F. Gasparo, Fernando Pedichini, Riccardo Smareglia, Roberto Speziali, Elise Vernet

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552136

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Lenses, Aspheric lenses, Charge-coupled devices, Optical alignment, Glasses, Optomechanical design, Cryogenics, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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A smart fast camera

Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Anna Moore, Roberto Soci

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552035

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Spectrographs, CCD cameras, Spectroscopes, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA cryogenic interferometric camera

Peter Bizenberger, Dave Andersen, Harald Baumeister, Udo Beckmann, Emiliano Diolaiti, Tom Herbst, Werner Laun, Lars Mohr, Vianak Naranjo, Christian Straubmeier

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551400

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Interferometry, Cameras, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Tolerancing, Collimators, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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Optical alignment of the LBT prime focus camera

Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Elise Vernet, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Fabio Faccin

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552224

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Lenses, Tolerancing, Charge-coupled devices, Optical alignment, Telescopes, Cameras, Error analysis, Interfaces, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

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A wide-field telescope for MACHO searching at Dome C

Roberto Ragazzoni, Giuseppe Bono, Piero Salinari, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Maurizio Busso, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Anna Moore, Armando Riccardi, Marco Roncatelli, Giorgio Sartori, Roberto Soci, Gino Tosti, Elise Vernet

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552057

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Turbulence, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Optical instrument design, Stars, Diffraction, Spherical lenses, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

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PIGS on sky - dream or reality?

Stephan Kellner, Roberto Ragazzoni, Wolfgang Gassler, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Richard Myers, Tim Morris, Adriano Ghedina

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566234

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Sodium, Wavefronts, Glasses, Wavefront distortions

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

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LINC-NIRVANA: first attempt of an instrument for a 23-m-class telescope

Wolfgang Gassler, Thomas Herbst, Roberto Ragazzoni, David Andersen, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Harald Baumeister, Udo Beckmann, Thomas Bertram, Peter Bizenberger, Hermann Bohnhardt, Emiliano Diolaiti, Andreas Eckart, Jacopo Farinato, Sebastiano Ligori, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Piero Salinari, Roberto Soci, Christian Straubmeier, Elise Vernet-Viard, Gerd Weigelt, Robert Weiss, Wenli Xu

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566389

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Collimators, Mirrors, Cameras, Optical instrument design, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

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The fast (optics) and the furious (design): challenging optical design for multiple reference wavefront sensors on 8- to 100-m telescopes

Emiliano Diolaiti, Roberto Ragazzoni, Jacopo Farinato, Elise Vernet, Matteo Lombini

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566224

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Optical design, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Modulation transfer functions, Lithium, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

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Layer-Oriented on paper, laboratory, and soon on the sky

Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Bagnara Paolo, Andrea Baruffolo, Harald Baumeister, Raffaella Bisson, Hermann Bohnhardt, Angela Brindisi, Joar Brynnel, Massimo Cecconi, Julien Coyne, Bernhard Delabre, Emiliano Diolaiti, Rob Donaldson, Enrico Fedrigo, Francis Franza, Wolfgang Gassler, Adriano Ghedina, Thomas Herbst, Norbert Hubin, Stephan Kellner, Johann Kolb, Jean-Louis Lizon, Matteo Lombini, Enrico Marchetti, Gianluigi Meneghini, Lars Mohr, Roland Reiss, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Roberto Soci, Elise Vernet, Robert Weiss, Marco Xompero, Wenli Xu

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566345

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Interferometry, Wavefronts, Prototyping, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2003 Paper

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Sky coverage and Strehl ratio uniformity in layer-oriented MCAO systems

Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti, Roberto Ragazzoni, Andrea Baruffolo, Angela Brindisi, Jacopo Farinato, Elise Vernet-Viard

Proceedings Volume 5169, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505436

KEYWORDS: Stars, Computer simulations, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Deformable mirrors, Computing systems, K band, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2003 Paper

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Layer-oriented MCAO projects and experiments: an update

Roberto Ragazzoni, Roberto Soci, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Harald Baumeister, Raffaella Bisson, Hermann Bohnhardt, Angela Brindisi, Julien Coyne, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Wolfgang Gassler, Tom Herbst, Matteo Lombini, Gianluigi Meneghini, Lars Mohr, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Elise Vernet-Viard, Robert Weiss, Marco Xompero, Wenli Xu

Proceedings Volume 5169, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507485

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Astronomical telescopes, Interferometry, Astronomy, Prototyping, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2003 Paper

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Use of the LIGA process for the production of pyramid wavefront sensors for adaptive optics in astronomy

Mauro Ghigo, Emiliano Diolaiti, Frederic Perennes, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 5169, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506100

KEYWORDS: Polymethylmethacrylate, Adaptive optics, Manufacturing, Wavefront sensors, Polymers, Nickel, Telescopes, Sensors, Glasses, X-rays

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Nowadays many groups in the world are developing adaptive optics (AO) systems for the real time correction of the aberrations introduced by the turbolence of the atmosphere in the field of view of the astronomical telescopes. The Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor has been often used for the detection of the optical aberrations but over the past few years an alternative wavefront sensor with pyramidic shape has being developed. The properties of this sensor have been extensively investigated both theoretically and experimentally (for example in the AO module of the Italian “Telescopio Nazionale Galileo”). Important features of this pyramidal sensor are that it offers the advantage of either variable gain against the wavefront deformation and tunable sampling of the telescope pupil. These features translate into a considerable gain in the limiting magnitude of the reference star when compared to the classical Shack-Hartmann sensor. The manufacturing of single pyramid prototypes has been initially accomplished using the classical figuring and polishing technique, a time consuming procedure. Since the multi-conjugated adaptive optics (MCAO) that are under study, foresee the use of a large number of identical pyramids, it has been investigated and developed an alternative method for the mass production of this optical component. Using a lithography-dedicated beamline already operating at the ELETTRA Synchrotron in Trieste, a manufacturing technique has been implemented that uses a process named LIGA [Lithography, electroplating (German: Galvanik) and molding (German: Abformung)]. With this method is it possible to create a master pyramid made of a polymeric material and having the characteristics requested. The master is then used to create a metallic mold by means of electroforming. In the end the mold is used for the molding of a number of identical pyramids made in a suitable amorphous optical polymer, using the technique of the hot embossing. This technique produce identical copies of the master pyramid, a desirable feature for the MCAO systems, and once the mold has been manufactured, permit a very fast production of large numbers of identical pyramids. In this paper we present the results obtained with this manufacturing process.

Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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Blue and red channels of LBC: a status report on the optics and the mechanics

Emiliano Diolaiti, Roberto Ragazzoni, Fernando Pedichini, Roberto Speziali, Jacopo Farinato, Daniele Gallieni, Enzo Anaclerio, Paolo Lazzarini, Raffaele Tomelleri, Pierfrancesco Rossettini, Emanuele Giallongo

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460443

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Optics manufacturing, Channel projecting optics, Optical filters, Silica, Mirrors, Glasses, Optical alignment, Mechanical engineering, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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LBC: the prime focus optical imagers at the LBT telescope

Fernando Pedichini, Emanuele Giallongo, Roberto Ragazzoni, Andrea Di Paola, Adriano Fontana, Roberto Speziali, Jacopo Farinato, Andrea Baruffolo, Carlo Magagna, Emiliano Diolaiti, Fabio Pasian, Riccardo Smareglia, Enzo Anaclerio, Daniele Gallieni, Paolo Lazzarini

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461011

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Stars, Imaging systems, Camera shutters, Control systems, CCD cameras, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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On-sky test of the pyramid wavefront sensor

Adriano Ghedina, Massimo Cecconi, Roberto Ragazzoni, Jacopo Farinato, Andrea Baruffolo, Giuseppe Crimi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Simone Esposito, Luca Fini, Mauro Ghigo, Enrico Marchetti, Tiziano Niero, Alfio Puglisi

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458962

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Stars, Cameras, Observatories, Infrared cameras, Wavefronts, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Some novel concepts in multipyramid wavefront sensing

Emiliano Diolaiti, Andrea Tozzi, Roberto Ragazzoni, Debora Ferruzzi, Elise Vernet-Viard, Simone Esposito, Jacopo Farinato, Adriano Ghedina, Armando Riccardi

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458963

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefront sensors, Prisms, Modulation transfer functions, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Tolerancing, Picosecond phenomena, Staring arrays, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Identification and rejection of waffle modes in layer-oriented adaptive optics

Emiliano Diolaiti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Roberto Ragazzoni, Enrico Fedrigo

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458960

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Mirrors, Wavefront reconstruction, Control systems, Atmospheric sensing, Condition numbers

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Which range of magnitudes for layer-oriented MCAO?

Enrico Marchetti, Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458944

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Photons, Signal to noise ratio, Telescopes, Signal detection, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric sensing

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Visible MCAO channel for NIRVANA at the LBT

Roberto Ragazzoni, Tom Herbst, Wolfgang Gaessler, David Andersen, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Harald Baumeister, Peter Bizenberger, Emiliano Diolaiti, Simone Esposito, Jacopo Farinato, Hans Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Armando Riccardi, Piero Salinari, Roberto Soci, Elise Vernet-Viard, Wenli Xu

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459033

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Mirrors, Interferometry, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Space telescopes, Cameras, Atmospheric corrections

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Layer oriented adaptive optics: from drawings to metal

Jacopo Farinato, Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti, Elise Vernet-Viard, Andrea Baruffolo, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Adriano Ghedina, Massimo Cecconi, Pierfrancesco Rossettini, Raffaele Tomelleri, Giuseppe Crimi, Mauro Ghigo

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459031

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Turbulence, Sensors, Prototyping, Adaptive optics, Atmospheric optics, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Layer-oriented multiconjugate adaptive optics systems: performance analysis by numerical simulations

Christophe Verinaud, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Marcel Carbillet, Emiliano Diolaiti, Roberto Ragazzoni, Elise Vernet-Viard, Simone Esposito

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458965

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Modulation, Calibration, Diffraction, Actuators, Turbulence, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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MAD: the ESO multiconjugate adaptive optics demonstrator

Enrico Marchetti, Norbert Hubin, Enrico Fedrigo, Joar Brynnel, Bernard Delabre, Robert Donaldson, Francis Franza, Rodolphe Conan, Miska Le Louarn, Cyril Cavadore, Andrea Balestra, Dietrich Baade, Jean-Luis Lizon, Roberto Gilmozzi, Guy Monnet, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Elise Vernet-Viard, David Butler, Stefan Hippler, Antonio Amorin

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458859

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Infrared cameras, Stars, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Calibration, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Layer-oriented wavefront sensor for MAD: status and progress

Elise Vernet-Viard, Roberto Ragazzoni, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Baruffolo, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Enrico Fedrigo, Enrico Marchetti, Renato Falomo, Simone Esposito, Marcel Carbillet, Christophe Verinaud

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459036

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefront sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Device simulation, Lenses, Beam splitters, Electronics, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

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Multiple-resolution (and field of view) adaptive optics: for ELTs only

Adriano Ghedina, Roberto Ragazzoni, Enrico Marchetti, Emiliano Diolaiti, Massimo Cecconi, Jacopo Farinato

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458186

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Electroluminescent displays, Photons, Spatial resolution, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Spatial frequencies, Telescopes, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

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Layer-oriented single- and dual-field-of-view performance for OWL

Enrico Fedrigo, Enrico Marchetti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458077

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Computer simulations, Device simulation, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Atmospheric modeling, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 5 February 2002 Paper

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Designing, specifying, mounting, and aligning an 800-mm lens for an 8-m-class prime focus corrector

Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 4411, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454894

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2002 Paper

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Sky coverage in layer-oriented adaptive optics

Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Enrico Fedrigo, Enrico Marchetti, Massimiliano Tordi, David Kirkman

Proceedings Volume 4494, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454814

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Spatial frequencies, Atmospheric sensing, Relays, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2002 Paper

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Rayleigh laser guide star wavefront sensing

Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti, Massimiliano Tordi

Proceedings Volume 4494, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454799

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Rayleigh guide stars, Sodium, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Reflectivity, Prisms, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2002 Paper

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Pyramid wavefront sensor aboard AdOpt@TNG and beyond: a status report

Roberto Ragazzoni, Simone Esposito, Adriano Ghedina, Andrea Baruffolo, Massimo Cecconi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Jacopo Farinato, Luca Fini, Enrico Marchetti, Alfio Puglisi, Massimiliano Tordi, Elise Vernet-Viard

Proceedings Volume 4494, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454791

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefront sensors, Picosecond phenomena, Telescopes, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Modulation, Wavefronts, Charge-coupled devices, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 22 January 2002 Paper

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Rayleigh link to overcome fog attenuation

Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 4489, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453220

KEYWORDS: Fiber optic gyroscopes, Signal attenuation, Rayleigh scattering, Astronomy, Telescopes, Receivers, Observatories, Rayleigh guide stars, Light scattering, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

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Hypervelocity jets and homuncular motion in eta Carinae: an application of Fabry-Perot, ADONIS, and AO sofware

Douglas Currie, David Le Mignant, Birgitta Svensson, Emiliano Diolaiti, Sebastien Tordo, Katrin Naesgarde, Johan Liwing, Orazio Bendinelli, Gianluigi Parmeggiani, Domenico Bonaccini

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390378

KEYWORDS: Stars, Doppler effect, Data modeling, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Polonium, Motion measurement, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

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StarFinder: an IDL GUI-based code to analyze crowded fields with isoplanatic correcting PSF fitting

Emiliano Diolaiti, Orazio Bendinelli, Domenico Bonaccini, Laird Close, Douglas Currie, Gianluigi Parmeggiani

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390377

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Stars, Adaptive optics, Deconvolution, Statistical analysis, Photometry, Superposition, Convolution, Human-machine interfaces, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

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ESO photometric and astrometric analysis program for AO: a programmatic and numerical analysis

Douglas Currie, Domenico Bonaccini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Sebastien Tordo, Katrin Naesgarde, Johan Liwing, Orazio Bendinelli, Gianluigi Parmeggiani, Laird Close

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390375

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Point spread functions, Photometry, Deconvolution, Telescopes, Calibration, Algorithm development, Lanthanum, Imaging systems

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