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Fernando Gago Rodriguez

Control and Systems Engineer at European Southern Observatory

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Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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AOF: standalone test results of GALACSI

S. Ströbele, E. Aller Carpentier, J. Argomedo, R. Conzelmann, R. Donaldson, P. Gutierrez-Cheetam, N. Hubin, M. Kiekebusch, J. P. Kirchbauer, J. Kolb, H. Kuntschner, P.-Y. Madec, L. Mehrgan, J. Vernet, P. La Penna, R. Arsenault, F. Gago, P. Jolley, B. Klein, M. Le Louarn, J.-L. Lizon, S. Oberti, J. Quentin, M. Suárez Valles, C. Soenke, S. Tordo, B. Delabre, B. Sedghi, A. Manescau

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99092Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232984

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Picosecond phenomena, Calibration, Telescopes, Turbulence, Cameras, Stars, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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E-ELT assembly, integration, and technical commissioning plans

P. Gray, E. Ciattaglia, F. Gago, C. Dupuy, S. Guisard, J. Marrero, R. Ridings, A. Wright

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99060X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230965

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Space telescopes, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Inspection, Observatories, Coating, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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Assembly and test results of the AOF laser guide star units at ESO

D. Bonaccini Calia, W. Hackenberg, B. Buzzoni, M. Comin, C. Dupuy, F. Gago, I. Guidolin, R. Guzman, R. Holzloehner, L. Kern, J. Kirchbauer, S. Lewis, J. Lizon, S. McLay, T. Pfrommer, M. Quattri, J. Quentin, R. Ridings

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057167

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Interfaces, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Temperature metrology, Camera shutters, Lasers

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

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GALACSI integration and functional tests

P. La Penna, S. Ströbele, E. Aller Carpentier, J. Argomedo, R. Arsenault, R. Conzelmann, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, M. Duchateau, E. Fedrigo, F. Gago, N. Hubin, J. Quentin, P. Jolley, M. Kiekebusch, J. Kirchbauer, B. Klein, J. Kolb, H. Kuntschner, M. Le Louarn, J. Lizon, P. Madec, A. Manescau, L. Mehrgan, M. Suarez Valles, C. Soenke, S. Tordo, B. Sedghi, S. Zampieri, J. Vernet

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91482V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055159

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, Optical fibers, Copper, Telescopes, Sodium, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

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ERIS: preliminary design phase overview

Harald Kuntschner, Lieselotte Jochum, Paola Amico, Enrico Marchetti, Johannes Dekker, Matteo Accardo, Roland Brast, Martin Brinkmann, Ralf Conzelmann, Bernard Delabre, Michel Duchateau, Enrico Fedrigo, Gert Finger, Christoph Frank, Fernando Rodriguez, Barbara Klein, Jens Knudstrup, Miska Le Louarn, Lars Lundin, Andrea Modigliani, Michael Müller, Mark Neeser, Sebastien Tordo, Elena Valenti, Frank Eisenhauer, Eckhard Sturm, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Michael Hartl, Reiner Hofmann, Heinrich Huber, Markus Plattner, Josef Schubert, Karl Tarantik, Erich Wiezorrek, Michael Meyer, Sascha Quanz, Adrian Glauser, Harald Weisz, Simone Esposito, Marco Xompero, Guido Agapito, Jacopo Antichi, Valdemaro Biliotti, Marco Bonaglia, Runa Briguglio, Luca Carbonaro, Giovanni Cresci, Luca Fini, Enrico Pinna, Alfio Puglisi, Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Armando Riccardi, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Gianluca Di Rico, Mauro Dolci, Florian Kerber, Elisabeth George

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91471U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055140

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Calibration, Mirrors, Stars, Spectrographs, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Infrared sensors, Telescopes

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The Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph (ERIS) is the next-generation adaptive optics near-IR imager and spectrograph for the Cassegrain focus of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) Unit Telescope 4, which will soon make full use of the Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF). It is a high-Strehl AO-assisted instrument that will use the Deformable Secondary Mirror (DSM) and the new Laser Guide Star Facility (4LGSF). The project has been approved for construction and has entered its preliminary design phase. ERIS will be constructed in a collaboration including the Max- Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich and the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and will offer 1 - 5 μm imaging and 1 - 2.5 μm integral field spectroscopic capabilities with a high Strehl performance. Wavefront sensing can be carried out with an optical high-order NGS Pyramid wavefront sensor, or with a single laser in either an optical low-order NGS mode, or with a near-IR low-order mode sensor. Due to its highly sensitive visible wavefront sensor, and separate near-IR low-order mode, ERIS provides a large sky coverage with its 1’ patrol field radius that can even include AO stars embedded in dust-enshrouded environments. As such it will replace, with a much improved single conjugated AO correction, the most scientifically important imaging modes offered by NACO (diffraction limited imaging in the J to M bands, Sparse Aperture Masking and Apodizing Phase Plate (APP) coronagraphy) and the integral field spectroscopy modes of SINFONI, whose instrumental module, SPIFFI, will be upgraded and re-used in ERIS. As part of the SPIFFI upgrade a new higher resolution grating and a science detector replacement are envisaged, as well as PLC driven motors. To accommodate ERIS at the Cassegrain focus, an extension of the telescope back focal length is required, with modifications of the guider arm assembly. In this paper we report on the status of the baseline design. We will also report on the main science goals of the instrument, ranging from exoplanet detection and characterization to high redshift galaxy observations. We will also briefly describe the SINFONI-SPIFFI upgrade strategy, which is part of the ERIS development plan and the overall project timeline.

Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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EMIR high-dynamic range readout modes

Fernando Gago, Carlos González-Fenández, Nieves Castro, Luis López, Peter Hammersley, José Díaz, Miguel Nuñez, Jesús Patrón, Mary Barreto, Francisco Garzón

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84532I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926503

KEYWORDS: Sensors, High dynamic range imaging, Astronomical imaging, Calibration, Imaging spectroscopy, Linear filtering, Near infrared, Cadmium sulfide, Black bodies, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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OSIRIS tunable imager and spectrograph for the GTC: from design to commissioning

Gerardo Lara, Rubén Flores, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Guillermo Herrera, F. Javier Fuentes, Angeles Pérez, José Luis Rasilla, Victor González-Escalera, Lorenzo Peraza, Josefina Rosich, Patricia Fernández, Alejandro Farah, Carlos Espejo, Roberto López, Santiago Becerril, Rosalia Langarica, Oscar Chapa, Jordi Cepa, Alberto Herrera, Angel Bongiovanni, Fernando Garfias, Elvio Hernandez, José Carlos López, Ana Belén Fragoso, Carmelo Militellon, Heidy Moreno, Fernando Gago, Carlos Tejada, Alejandro Villegas, Jesús González, Belén Hernández, Marta Aguiar-González, Roberto Barreto, Txinto Vaz, Alessandro Ederoclite, Jaime Pérez, Enrique Joven, Silvio Tinoco, Santiago Correa, Beatriz Sánchez, José Vicente Gigante

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926676

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Tunable filters, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Telescopes, Spectroscopes, Imaging systems, Optical filters, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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The opto-mechanical design of HARMONI: a first light integral field spectrograph for the E-ELT

David Freeman, Javier Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Adolfo Garcia, Felix Gracia, Dario Sosa, Johan Kosmalski, James Lynn, Roger Davies, Alban Remillieux, Hermine Schnetler, Fraser Clarke, Angus Gallie, Niranjan Thatte, Roland Bacon, Ana Belén Fragoso-Lopez, Evencio Mediavilla, David Montgomery, David Lunney, Santiago Arribas, Mathias Tecza, Thierry Fusco

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926011

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Visible radiation, Calibration, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Cameras, Optomechanical design

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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HARMONI: a single-field wide-band integral-field spectrograph for the European ELT

Matt Jarvis, Harry Smith, James Lynn, Ana Garcia-Perez, Livia Origlia, Aurelien Jarno, Aprajita Verma, Arlette Pecontal, Andrew Levan, Felix Gracia, Thierry Fusco, Andy Longmore, Evencio Mediavilla, Ana Fragoso, Stuart McLay, Fraser Clarke, Mathias Tecza, Mark McCaughrean, Nial Tanvir, Niranjan Thatte, David Lunney, Mark Swinbank, Roger Davies, Adolfo Garcia, Roland Bacon, Hermine Schnetler, Santiago Arribas, Isobel Hook, John Magorrian, Patrick Irwin, Dario Sosa, Eric Emsellem, Robert Kennicutt, Fernando Gago, David Freeman, Javier Fuentes, Naidu Bezawada, Luis Colina, Dimitra Rigopoulou, Timothy Goodsall, Sean Ryan, Alban Remillieux, Angus Gallie, David Montgomery, Pierre Ferruit, Neil Bowles, Eline Tolstoy, Johan Kosmalski, Giuseppina Battaglia, Szymon Gladysz, Rafael Rebolo

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857445

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Calibration, Stars, Visible radiation, Image quality, Adaptive optics, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph

J. Díaz, S. Barrera, C. González, D. Abreu, S. Becerril, M. Vallbé, F. Gago, V. Sánchez, P. Saavedra, A. Fragoso, J. Pérez, P. López, F. Tenegi, R. Grange, J. Patrón, R. Restrepo, F. Garzón, J. Rasilla, P. Redondo, L. Cairós

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626918 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671302

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Control systems, Near infrared, Astronomy, Cryogenics, Software development, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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Testing FPGAs for real-time control of adaptive optics in giant telescopes

Fernando Gago, José Gigante, Teodora Viera, Ángel Alonso, Luis Rodríguez-Ramos, Guillermo Herrera

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669960

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Field programmable gate arrays, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Logic, Deformable mirrors, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2005 Paper

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FPGA adaptive optics system test bench

Nicolas Descharmes, Jose Gigante, Guillermo Herrera, Luis Rodriguez-Ramos, Fernando Gago, Angel Alonso, Teodora Viera

Proceedings Volume 5903, 59030D (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614378

KEYWORDS: Field programmable gate arrays, Adaptive optics, Microlens, Mirrors, Actuators, Cameras, Control systems, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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EMIR electronics and mechanism control

Carlos Gonzalez, Fernando Gago, Francis Beigbeder, Francisco Garzon, Pablo Redondo, Jose Diaz, Jesus Patron, Yvan Chapon

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550506

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Electronics, Control systems, Amplifiers, Cryogenics, Electrons, Lanthanum, Cryogenic mechanisms, Signal detection, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph

Pablo Lopez, Francisco Garzon, Vicente Sanchez, David Abreu, Jaime Perez, Antonio Manescau, Fernando Gago, Alejandro Villegas, Carlos Gonzalez, Santiago Correa, Jesus Patron, F. Fuentes, Rene Restrepo, Sonia Barrera, Pablo Redondo, Jose Diaz, Ana Fragoso

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550961

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Near infrared, Sensors, Astronomy, Control systems, K band, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

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Are 16 bits really needed in CCDs and infrared detectors for astronomy?

Luis Rodriguez-Ramos, Fernando Gago, Jose Gigante, D. Lopez-Arozena

Proceedings Volume 5499, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550537

KEYWORDS: Interference (communication), Signal to noise ratio, Amplifiers, Sensors, Analog electronics, Quantization, Electrons, Signal detection, Infrared detectors, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager spectrograph

Santiago Correa, S. Barrera, Ana Fragoso-Lopez, Antonio Manescau, Alejandro Villegas, Jose Diaz-Garcia, Fernando Gago, Pablo Redondo, Jesus Patron, Jose-Carlos Lopez-Ruiz, Jaime Perez-Espinos, F. Javier Fuentes, Vicente Sanchez de la Rosa, Francisco Garzon

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460972

KEYWORDS: Astronomical imaging, Telescopes, Near infrared, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Sensors, Molybdenum, K band, Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2002 Paper

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EMIR software: an overview

Jose Díaz, Fernando Gago, Jesús Patrón, Jesús Gallego, Roser Pelló, José López-Ruiz, Francisco Garzón

Proceedings Volume 4848, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461357

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data acquisition, Control systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Computer architecture, Calibration, Telescopes, Inspection, Mirrors, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2002 Paper

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Design and performance of the ESA Optical Ground Station

Jose Rodriguez, Jose Rasilla, Ezequiel Ballesteros Ramirez, Luis Rodriguez, Teodora Viera, Heidi Moreno-Arce, Marcos Reyes Garcia-Talavera, Fernando Gago, Panchita Gomez

Proceedings Volume 4635, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.464106

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Control systems, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Sensors, Telescopes, Satellite communications, Data communications, Optical communications, CCD image sensors, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 5 February 2002 Paper

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The EMIR optical system

Antonio Manescau, Jaime Perez-Espinos, Fernando Gago, Ana Fragoso-Lopez, Jose Ballester Lluch, Santiago Correa, Marc Balcells, Francisco Garzon, Jose Diaz-Garcia, Jesus Patron, F. Javier Fuentes, Jose-Carlos Lopez-Ruiz

Proceedings Volume 4411, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454893

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

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EMIR: cryogenic NIR multi-object spectrograph for GTC

Angel Serrano, J. Gomez-Elvira, J. Lopez, Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca, David Robertson, Peter Luke, Jose Diaz-Garcia, Marc Balcells, Ray Sharples, T. Munoz, Nicole Cardiel, R. Peletier, E. de la Fuente, Ana Fragoso-Lopez, J. Heredero, Damien Jones, Fernando Gago, Sylvie Brau-Nogue, J. Azcue, Jean Picat, M. Barroso, Jose Rodriguez, Jesus Patron, Jess Gallego, R. Guzman, F. Javier Fuentes, Antonio Manescau, F. Beigbeder, Roser Pello, Jaime Zamorano, Dave Carter, Jose Ballester Lluch

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395538

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Cryogenics, Galactic astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Mirrors, Lenses, Telescopes, Cameras, Spectral resolution

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