Dr. Luca Pasquini Profile

Dr. Luca Pasquini

at European Southern Observatory

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Publications (45)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 9, 2016

Relative stability of two laser frequency combs for routine operation on HARPS and FOCES

Proc. SPIE. 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI

KEYWORDS: Multimode fibers, Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Calibration, Lamps, Frequency combs, Lanthanum, Precision calibration

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 9, 2016

The "+" for CRIRES: enabling better science at infrared wavelength and high spectral resolution at the ESO VLT

Proc. SPIE. 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Spectrographs, Stars, Polarization, Cameras, Sensors, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Spectral resolution, Infrared radiation, Infrared radiation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 4, 2016

NAOMI: a low-order adaptive optics system for the VLT interferometer

Proc. SPIE. 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Relays, Real-time computing, Astatine

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 4, 2016

VLT interferometer upgrade for the 2nd generation of interferometric instruments

Proc. SPIE. 9907, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, Interferometry, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Infrared radiation, Astatine

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 3, 2016

The ESO Paranal instrumentation program

Proc. SPIE. 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Optical spheres, Imaging systems, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Lanthanum, Astatine

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 1, 2016

Characterizing the cross dispersion reflection gratings of CRIRES+

Proc. SPIE. 9912, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Polarization, Sensors, Polarizers, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared telescopes, Mirror mounts, Signal detection

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 27, 2016

New telescope designs suitable for massively multiplexed spectroscopy

Proc. SPIE. 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Cameras, Space telescopes, Relays, Aspheric lenses, Telescope design, Optical instrument design, Spectroscopes

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 28, 2014

Novel infrared polarimeter for the ESO CRIRES+ instrument

Proc. SPIE. 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Beam splitters, Polarization, Sensors, Polarimetry, Adaptive optics, Infrared radiation, Monochromators, Infrared telescopes, Prototyping

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 24, 2014

NAOMI: a new adaptive optics module for interferometry

Proc. SPIE. 9146, Optical and Infrared Interferometry IV

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Cameras, Sensors, Interferometry, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Real-time computing, Astatine

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 24, 2014

Opto-mechanical design of a new cross dispersion unit for the CRIRES+ high resolution spectrograph for the VLT

Proc. SPIE. 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Optomechanical design, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Lenses, Cameras, Sensors, Interfaces, Aluminum, Cryogenics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 24, 2014

Concept and optical design of the cross-disperser module for CRIRES+

Proc. SPIE. 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Optical filters, Mirrors, Optical design, Cameras, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Coating, Infrared spectroscopy, Tolerancing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 8, 2014

A laser frequency comb featuring sub-cm/s precision for routine operation on HARPS

Proc. SPIE. 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Fiber amplifiers, Optical filters, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Continuous wave operation, Calibration, Linear filtering, Fiber lasers, Frequency combs, Charge-coupled devices

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 8, 2014

Paranal instrumentation programme

Proc. SPIE. 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Interferometers, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Image quality, Large telescopes, Lanthanum

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 8, 2014

CRIRES+: a cross-dispersed high-resolution infrared spectrograph for the ESO VLT

Proc. SPIE. 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Magnetism, Adaptive optics, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Planets, Absorption

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 25, 2012

CODEX optical stability under microvibration environment: Is the Nasmith focal station suitable or not?

Proc. SPIE. 8449, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, MATLAB, Vibrometry, Frequency modulation, Fermium, Optical isolators, Systems modeling, Content addressable memory, Instrument modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 24, 2012

Achieving a few cm/sec calibration repeatability for high resolution spectrographs: the laser frequency comb on HARPS

Proc. SPIE. 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Stars, Calibration, Lamps, Frequency combs, High power fiber amplifiers, Planets, Prototyping

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 24, 2012

Overview of the ESO instrumentation programme

Proc. SPIE. 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Interferometry, Imaging spectroscopy, Adaptive optics, Charge-coupled devices, Planets, Spectroscopes

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 24, 2012

The La Silla-Paranal (LSP) instrumentation program

Proc. SPIE. 8446, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Optical spheres, Imaging spectroscopy, Adaptive optics, Space telescopes, Lanthanum, Spectroscopes, James Webb Space Telescope

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | August 5, 2010

The MUSE project from the dream toward reality

Proc. SPIE. 7738, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IV

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Optical design, Sensors, Interfaces, Manufacturing, Control systems, Detector development, Software development, Spectroscopes, Prototyping

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 20, 2010

Ultrastable operation of detectors for high-resolution spectrographs

Proc. SPIE. 7739, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Calibration, Computing systems, Sensor performance, Detector development, Spectral resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Velocity measurements, Environmental sensing

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