ATSICD43 - European Southern Observatory
... Fibre link to M6 and 12x2 electrical signals for control lines The two Young anemometers are configured with analog output, reading of UVW is via the Siemens PLC. The detailed Station Plug connections are given in RD10 There 12 fibres 24 electrical contacts page 12 chap 3.1.4 §3.1.4 Item 13 is VLTI ...
... Fibre link to M6 and 12x2 electrical signals for control lines The two Young anemometers are configured with analog output, reading of UVW is via the Siemens PLC. The detailed Station Plug connections are given in RD10 There 12 fibres 24 electrical contacts page 12 chap 3.1.4 §3.1.4 Item 13 is VLTI ...
Mirror Design For Optical Telescopes
... mirror support system is thorough and comprehensive, including both the positional and flotation support systems. A new mirror support system using a hexapod platform is also introduced. In the stray light control section, a new scattering theory based on the bidirectional reflectance distribution f ...
... mirror support system is thorough and comprehensive, including both the positional and flotation support systems. A new mirror support system using a hexapod platform is also introduced. In the stray light control section, a new scattering theory based on the bidirectional reflectance distribution f ...
dynamic microscope with combined optical focus and aberrational
... significant spherical aberration and image degradation. A correction collar which allows for adjustment of the positioning of a central lens group within the objective is often used to compensate for these errors. Correction collars can be used with objectives intended to be used in air or with wate ...
... significant spherical aberration and image degradation. A correction collar which allows for adjustment of the positioning of a central lens group within the objective is often used to compensate for these errors. Correction collars can be used with objectives intended to be used in air or with wate ...
Galaxies - Valhalla High School
... amounts of energy from a tiny region in their core Radiation from galaxies usually fluctuates In many instances intense radio emission and other activity exists well outside the galaxy Centers of active galaxies referred to as AGNs – active galactic nuclei 10% of all galaxies are active Three overla ...
... amounts of energy from a tiny region in their core Radiation from galaxies usually fluctuates In many instances intense radio emission and other activity exists well outside the galaxy Centers of active galaxies referred to as AGNs – active galactic nuclei 10% of all galaxies are active Three overla ...
Press release
... adaptive mechanical systems. AACC attendees will see the bionic jellyfish in their new 500 gallon/1,900 liter tank. The movements of the AquaJellies come as close as possible to simulating jellyfish undulating through the world’s oceans. The integrated communication and sensor technology plus the re ...
... adaptive mechanical systems. AACC attendees will see the bionic jellyfish in their new 500 gallon/1,900 liter tank. The movements of the AquaJellies come as close as possible to simulating jellyfish undulating through the world’s oceans. The integrated communication and sensor technology plus the re ...
- UCL Discovery
... This thesis concentrates on the development of a process-chain for the manufacture of the mirror segments for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This revolutionary scientific project with a 39.3m primary mirror will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world. The primar ...
... This thesis concentrates on the development of a process-chain for the manufacture of the mirror segments for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This revolutionary scientific project with a 39.3m primary mirror will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world. The primar ...
Type Ia supernova spectral features in the context of their host
... SN Ia events. Benetti et al. (2005) divided SNe Ia into three different groups according to their spectral properties: a ‘FAINT’ group including SN 1991bg-like events; a ‘high-velocity group’ (HVG), which present a high-velocity gradient in their Si II λ6355 velocity evolution; and a ‘low-velocity g ...
... SN Ia events. Benetti et al. (2005) divided SNe Ia into three different groups according to their spectral properties: a ‘FAINT’ group including SN 1991bg-like events; a ‘high-velocity group’ (HVG), which present a high-velocity gradient in their Si II λ6355 velocity evolution; and a ‘low-velocity g ...
PPT - MagellanTech
... mask server. Since GISMO will only be used with direct f/4 imaging (no other masks), it will be inserted for periods of several hours at a time, if not all night, so this is not a serious operational penalty. ...
... mask server. Since GISMO will only be used with direct f/4 imaging (no other masks), it will be inserted for periods of several hours at a time, if not all night, so this is not a serious operational penalty. ...
GISMO (the Gladders Image-slicing Multi
... Masks can be designed using the normal IMACS mask design software. The latest version includes GISMO as a selectable option. The current information for GISMO within the mask design tool does not represent the final optical configuration of GISMO (this will be up ...
... Masks can be designed using the normal IMACS mask design software. The latest version includes GISMO as a selectable option. The current information for GISMO within the mask design tool does not represent the final optical configuration of GISMO (this will be up ...
eVLBI Progress
... comprehensive inventory of key chemical elements in the lunar surface. It is also investigating the theory that the Moon was formed following the violent collision of a smaller planet with Earth, four and a half thousand million years ago. ...
... comprehensive inventory of key chemical elements in the lunar surface. It is also investigating the theory that the Moon was formed following the violent collision of a smaller planet with Earth, four and a half thousand million years ago. ...
Woofer-Tweeter Adaptive Optics for Astronomy
... The Earth’s atmosphere has long been identified as a limiting factor in astronomical observations. The ‘tremors of the atmosphere’ that Newton mentions have the effect of reducing imaging resolution in telescopes far short of diffraction limited performance. When imaging through strong turbulence th ...
... The Earth’s atmosphere has long been identified as a limiting factor in astronomical observations. The ‘tremors of the atmosphere’ that Newton mentions have the effect of reducing imaging resolution in telescopes far short of diffraction limited performance. When imaging through strong turbulence th ...
KAON 739 - Caltech Optical Observatories
... calibration point source (a white light illuminated single mode fiber on a 3 axis stage) position is measured on the acquisition camera, while the image rotator is moved. When the motion is minimized, the fiber source is on the axis of the image rotator. This special location defines the so called “ ...
... calibration point source (a white light illuminated single mode fiber on a 3 axis stage) position is measured on the acquisition camera, while the image rotator is moved. When the motion is minimized, the fiber source is on the axis of the image rotator. This special location defines the so called “ ...
CHANDRA X-ray Center Ping Zhao
... Aimpoint positions are measured on all four detectors as described in Section 4.1. The optical axis positions are measured only on HRC-I as described in Section 4.2. However, at any given time, the relative position between the aimpoint and optical axis is the intrinsic property of the HRMA and ACA, ...
... Aimpoint positions are measured on all four detectors as described in Section 4.1. The optical axis positions are measured only on HRC-I as described in Section 4.2. However, at any given time, the relative position between the aimpoint and optical axis is the intrinsic property of the HRMA and ACA, ...
A Decadal Strategy for Human Capacity Development in Astronomy
... begun, SALT is due to be (fully) operational early in 2011, and exciting infrastructure investments are being planned by the international high energy gamma ray astronomy community. This is an appropriate time to review the state of astronomy in South Africa and to chart ...
... begun, SALT is due to be (fully) operational early in 2011, and exciting infrastructure investments are being planned by the international high energy gamma ray astronomy community. This is an appropriate time to review the state of astronomy in South Africa and to chart ...
THE TELESCOPE CONJECTURE FOR ALGEBRAIC STACKS
... of [Stacks]. In particular, an algebraic stack is not a priori assumed to have any separation properties. All stacks appearing in the article, however, will at least be quasi-separated (i.e., the diagonal and second diagonal are quasi-compact). An algebraic stack is noetherian if it is quasi-separat ...
... of [Stacks]. In particular, an algebraic stack is not a priori assumed to have any separation properties. All stacks appearing in the article, however, will at least be quasi-separated (i.e., the diagonal and second diagonal are quasi-compact). An algebraic stack is noetherian if it is quasi-separat ...
CHANDRA X-ray Center Ping Zhao
... positions are measured only on HRC-I as described in Section 4.2. However, at any given time, the relative position between the aimpoint and optical axis is the intrinsic property of the HRMA and ACA, independent of the detectors. One can therefore calculate the optical axis position on other detect ...
... positions are measured only on HRC-I as described in Section 4.2. However, at any given time, the relative position between the aimpoint and optical axis is the intrinsic property of the HRMA and ACA, independent of the detectors. One can therefore calculate the optical axis position on other detect ...
NCS 30m Presentation
... Fast OTF as standard data acquistion mode DA continues “between” subscans and scans Independent data streams from subsystems Synchronization via “time stamps” Data files organized by: o Header. XML o Trace. FITS (formerly “DAPs” and backend dumps) o Trailer. XML Systematic naming & organ ...
... Fast OTF as standard data acquistion mode DA continues “between” subscans and scans Independent data streams from subsystems Synchronization via “time stamps” Data files organized by: o Header. XML o Trace. FITS (formerly “DAPs” and backend dumps) o Trailer. XML Systematic naming & organ ...
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Technical
... The scientific capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) fall into four themes. The End of the Dark Ages: First Light and Reionization theme seeks to identify the first luminous sources to form and to determine the ionization history of the universe. The Assembly of Galaxies theme seeks ...
... The scientific capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) fall into four themes. The End of the Dark Ages: First Light and Reionization theme seeks to identify the first luminous sources to form and to determine the ionization history of the universe. The Assembly of Galaxies theme seeks ...
1 Scope
... necessary to allow sufficient photons to be collected from the fainter stars, but then the main star will saturate on the detector. While the region of the CCD illuminated by the main star in this bracket may be ignored in the read-out, it is expected that some charge bleeding between neighbouring p ...
... necessary to allow sufficient photons to be collected from the fainter stars, but then the main star will saturate on the detector. While the region of the CCD illuminated by the main star in this bracket may be ignored in the read-out, it is expected that some charge bleeding between neighbouring p ...
He went on to become one of the outstanding astronomers in history.
... speed of 5 miles per second, or 18,000 miles/hour. Hubble completes an orbit every 97 minutes. ...
... speed of 5 miles per second, or 18,000 miles/hour. Hubble completes an orbit every 97 minutes. ...
Modern Optical Design
... • Increased light gathering power – With TMT can collect 9x the energy from an object (over Keck) – Spectroscopy of most distant objects known – Planet searches and their study ...
... • Increased light gathering power – With TMT can collect 9x the energy from an object (over Keck) – Spectroscopy of most distant objects known – Planet searches and their study ...
Marco Riva - ICT @ INAF
... • Beeing Hires a fiber fed instrument its main performances will NOT BE INFLUENCED by reduced telescope M1 without inner rings (except for the observation depth). ...
... • Beeing Hires a fiber fed instrument its main performances will NOT BE INFLUENCED by reduced telescope M1 without inner rings (except for the observation depth). ...