Dr. Francesca Primas Profile

Dr. Francesca Primas

at European Southern Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) at ESO: updates on the current practices and strategies for the future

Michèle Péron, Francesca Primas, Maxime Boccas, Claudio Cumani, Marcia Saavedra, Maria Francisca Labayru, Enikő Patkós, Mariya Lyubenova, Mylène François, Pascale Hibon, Belen Alcalde, Itziar De Gregorio Monsalvo

Proceedings Volume 12186, 1218604 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628910

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The new ESO Phase1 system: from the call for proposals to the OPC review process

Francesca Primas, Ferdinando Patat, Thomas Bierwirth, Dario Dorigo, Stanislaw Podgorski, Fabio Sogni, Lucas Astolfi

Proceedings Volume 12186, 121860M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630357

KEYWORDS: Efficient operations, Telescopes, Interfaces, Human-machine interfaces, Databases, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Diversity at ESO: Paranal Observatory

Pascale Hibon, Michele Péron, Francesca Primas, Enikő Patkós, Pedro Toledo, Jean-Michel Bonneau, Olivier Hainaut, Maria Francisca Labayru, Markus Kissler-Patig, Steffi Steins

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107040K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2315165

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, Education and training

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2016 Paper

Operational metrics for the ESO Very Large Telescope: lessons learned and future steps

F. Primas, M. Hilker, F. Patat, S. Mieske, S. Marteau, L. Tacconi-Garman, V. Mainieri, S. Mysore, M. Rejkuba, M. Sterzik, A. Kaufer

Proceedings Volume 9910, 991002 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233588

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large telescopes, Databases, Observatories, Space telescopes, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Advanced distributed simulations, Analytical research, Roads

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

DOME: operational metrics under one roof

L. Tacconi-Garman, M. Rejkuba, S. Marteau, V. Mainieri, S. Mysore, F. Primas

Proceedings Volume 8448, 84480L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926835

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Databases, Observatories, Domes, Laser guide stars, Space telescopes, Data modeling, Current controlled current source, Interfaces, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

User support: new ways forward after 10 years of successful VLT operations

F. Primas

Proceedings Volume 7737, 773719 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857495

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Prototyping, Sodium, Electroluminescence, Visualization, Databases, Human-machine interfaces, Large telescopes, Positive feedback

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Users' feedback: What is "good enough"?

Francesca Primas, Ferdinando Patat, Stéphane Marteau

Proceedings Volume 7016, 70160Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789905

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Lanthanum, Astronomy, Imaging systems, Picosecond phenomena, Chlorine, Ear, Inspection, Chronology

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Performance of FLAMES at the VLT: one year of operation

Roberto Castillo, Burkhard Wolff, Hans Dekker, Andreas Kaufer, Luca Pasquini, Riccardo Scarpa, Francesca Primas, Ralf Palsa, Jonathan Smoker, Reinhard Hanuschik, Andrea Modigliani

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550437

KEYWORDS: Stars, Calibration, Telescopes, Observatories, Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Coating, Astronomy, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

High-S/N high-resolution image slicer observations with UVES

Hans Dekker, Sandro D'Odorico, Reinhard Hanuschik, Andreas Kaufer, Francesca Primas, Poul Nissen

Proceedings Volume 4842, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458070

KEYWORDS: Stars, Lithium, Magnesium, Telescopes, Prisms, Spectrographs, Optics manufacturing, Cements, Atmospheric modeling, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2000 Paper

Performance of UVES, the echelle spectrograph for the ESO VLT and highlights of the first observations of stars and quasars

Andreas Kaufer, Tae-Sun Kim, Stefano Cristiani, Sandro D'Odorico, Francesca Primas, Hans Dekker, Vanessa Hill

Proceedings Volume 4005, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390133

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spectrographs, Beryllium, Telescopes, Metals, Charge-coupled devices, Ultraviolet radiation, Lithium, Absorption, Galactic astronomy

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