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OPTICONOptical-Infrared
Astronomy for Europe
OPTICONOptical-Infrared
Astronomy for EuropeEC Infrastructures press day
7 July 2005
EC Infrastructures press day7 July 2005
Gerry GilmoreCambridge UniversityOPTICON Coordinator
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WHY OPTICON?
Optical-Infrared is most of Astronomy
with the ESO VLT, +Gemini, LBT,… Europe
is now world-leader
-- we aim to stay there
WHY OPTICON?
Optical-Infrared is most of Astronomy
with the ESO VLT, +Gemini, LBT,… Europe
is now world-leader
-- we aim to stay there
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OPTICONOPTICON
brings together brings together astronomersastronomers
technology developments, technology developments, telescopes, funding telescopes, funding
agenciesagenciesto to
strengthen European strengthen European excellence, and excellence, and
developments towards the developments towards the
Extremely Large Extremely Large TelescopeTelescope
OPTICONOPTICON
brings together brings together astronomersastronomers
technology developments, technology developments, telescopes, funding telescopes, funding
agenciesagenciesto to
strengthen European strengthen European excellence, and excellence, and
developments towards the developments towards the
Extremely Large Extremely Large TelescopeTelescope
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OPTICON is big..To match the large community
19 countries , 47 partners
19.2Meuro EC +matched funds,
and active:-6 technology developments
- access to telescopes -networking/integrating
***ELT science case***
OPTICON is big..To match the large community
19 countries , 47 partners
19.2Meuro EC +matched funds,
and active:-6 technology developments
- access to telescopes -networking/integrating
***ELT science case***
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OPTICONTechnology Program:
developing for the future
- adaptive optics- fast sensitive detectors
- smart focal planes- interferometry
- new optical devices (VPH)
see your handouts and the www sitefor your country’s involvement
OPTICONTechnology Program:
developing for the future
- adaptive optics- fast sensitive detectors
- smart focal planes- interferometry
- new optical devices (VPH)
see your handouts and the www sitefor your country’s involvement
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OPTICON
Technology Program:new patented (VPH)
gratings
OPTICON
Technology Program:new patented (VPH)
gratings
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OPTICONTelescope Access
Program
ALL 22 euro-(part)owned 2-4m telescopes;
providing access only on ability
enabling the national Europe transition
OPTICONTelescope Access
Program
ALL 22 euro-(part)owned 2-4m telescopes;
providing access only on ability
enabling the national Europe transition
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OPTICONBuilding for the Future
Science case to support Europe’s
Extremely Large Telescope
Executive summary and main science case
released today
OPTICONBuilding for the Future
Science case to support Europe’s
Extremely Large Telescope
Executive summary and main science case
released today
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Planets orbiting other stars
Star formation history across the Universe
Planetary environments of other stars
Dark Matter
Solar system: planetary weather
Dark Energy
Solar system: complete census of small bodies
First objects and the reionisation of the
Universe
Resolved stellar populations
High redshift intergalactic medium
Massive Black Holes demography THE UNEXPECTED
Protoplanetary Disks• Proto-planets carve
gaps in protoplanetary disks
• Requires high spatial resolution imaging in near IR
• Contrast needed ~106
200 yrs of evolution in a growing proto-planetary disk
Model by Kurosawa, Harries and Bate (U. Exeter)
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OPTICONis a huge success.
ASTRONOMYis hugely exciting and
motivating.The future for astronomy,
and European leadership,into the ELT era
is bright
OPTICONis a huge success.
ASTRONOMYis hugely exciting and
motivating.The future for astronomy,
and European leadership,into the ELT era
is bright
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Planet Finder Milestone 1: Dec. 03 Adaptive Optics Department N. Hubin
MACAO-DMsMACAO-DMs60 actuators
Pupil: 60 and 100 mm
Rcurv.: 15m (1.2”)
Resonance: 800 Hz
15 nm rms WFE
NAOS-DMNAOS-DM15x15 act. (185 useful)
Pupil 115x119 mm
+/-5 µm stroke +/-10 WF
Resonance 10kHz
30 nm rms WFE
Road-map for “conventional” Deformable Mirrors
Planet Finder type DMPlanet Finder type DM>40x40 (1300 actuators in pupil)
Spacing: 5mm+/-5 µm stroke +/-10 WF1.2 µm interact. Stroke +/- 2.5 WF Resonance: 10 kHz
WFE: 10-15 nm rms
R&D to be partly funded by European Commission/Opticon