Dr. Reinhard Genzel Profile

Dr. Reinhard Genzel

at Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik

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Publications (61)

Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

GRAVITY+ Wide: towards hundreds of z ∼ 2 AGN, larger throughput and improved vibrational control

Maximilian Fabricius, Julien Woillez, Roberto Abuter, Guillaume Bourdarot, Pierre Bourget, Wolfgang Brandner, Amit Brara, Denis Defrère, Antonia Drescher, Frank Eisenhauer, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Robert Frahm, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Frédéric Gonté, Vishaal Gopinath, Jonas Graf, Michael Hartl, Frank Haußmann, Sebastian Hönig, Matthew Horrobin, Paulo J. Garcia, Tilo Jilg, Laura Kreidberg, Romain Laugier, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Mari Lena Bolzer, Dieter Lutz, Nikhil More, Thomas Ott, Hakan Özdemir, Thibaut Paumard, Karine Perraut, Guy Perrin, Christian Rau, Christian Rehm, Jonas Sauter, Nicolas Schuhler, Daniel Schuppe, Jinyi Shangguan, Taro Shimizu, Christian Straubmeier, Matthias Subroweit, Sinem Uysal, Patrick Wessely, Felix Widmann, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Lukas Wimmer, Senol Yazici, Hagen Prowatke, Ralf Böttcher

Proceedings Volume 13095, 130950B (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019984

KEYWORDS: Astronomical interferometers, Control systems, Beam path, Mirrors, Vibration, Vibration control, Telescopes, Optical benches, Optical path differences

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Opto-mechanical design of GRAVITY+ wavefront sensor

Nikhil More, Reinhard Genzel, Frank Eisenhauer, Dieter Lutz, Stefan Gillessen, Josef Schubert, Michael Hartl, Frank Haussmann, Christian Rehm, Harald Weisz, Şenol Yazici, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Christian Rau, Sinem Uysal, Guillaume Bourdarot, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Thomas Ott, Maximilian Fabricius, Felix Widmann, Antonia Drescher, Jingyi Shangguan, Taro Shimizu, Frederic Gonté, Julien Woillez, Nicolas Schuhler, Pierre Bourget, Sylvain Oberti, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Thibaut Paumard, Florentine Millour, Christian Straubmeier, Laura Kreidberg, Paulo Garcia, Tiago Gomes, Sebastian Hoenig, Denis Defrére

Proceedings Volume 13095, 130952E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018880

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Design, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Beam splitters, Interfaces, Tolerancing, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

GRAVITY+ wavefront sensors: high-contrast, laser guide star, adaptive optics systems for the VLTI

Guillaume Bourdarot, Frank Eisenhauer, Şenol Yazıcı, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Michael Hartl, Christian Rau, Jonas Graf, Nikhil More, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Frank Haussmann, Felix Widmann, Dieter Lutz, Reinhard Genzel, Frederic Gonté, Sylvain Oberti, Johann Kolb, Julien Woillez, Henri Bonnet, Daniel Schuppe, Amit Brara, Johannes Hartwig, Armin Goldbrunner, Christoph Furchtsam, Franz Soller, Stefan Czempiel, Johann Eibl, David Huber, Sinem Uysal, Irmgard Treffler, Hakan Özdemir, Vishaal Gopinath, Pierre Bourget, Anthony Berdeu, Stefan Gillessen, Thomas Ott, Philippe Berio, Olivier Boebion, Florentin Millour, Roderick Dembet, Clémence Edouard, Tiago Gomes, Taro Shimizu, Antonia Drescher, Maximilian Fabricius, Jinyi Shangguan, Stéphane Lagarde, Sylvie Robbe-Dubois, Fatmé Allouche, Hugo Nowacki, Denis Defrère, Paulo J. Garcia, Sebastian Hoenig, Laura Kreidberg, Thibaut Paumard, Christian Straubmeier

Proceedings Volume 13095, 130950N (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018388

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

Image reconstruction in optical/near-infrared interferometry with Information Field Theory

Felix Mang, Guillaume Bourdarot, Wolfgang Brandner, Antonia Drescher, Frank Eisenhauer, Torsten Enßlin, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Gert Finger, Natascha Förster Schreiber, Paulo J. Garcia, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Michael Hartl, Jakob Knollmüller, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Dieter Lutz, Nikhil More, Thomas Ott, Thibaut Paumard, Karine Perraut, Guy Perrin, Sebastian Rabien, Diogo Ribeiro, Matteo Sadun Bordoni, Jinyi Shangguan, Taro Shimizu, Julia Stadler, Christian Straubmeier, Eckhard Sturm, Linda Tacconi, Sebastiano von Fellenberg, Felix Widmann, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Julien Woillez

Proceedings Volume 13095, 1309518 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020088

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

New GRAVITY+ observing modes to push for fainter and more precise observations

Antonia Drescher, Michaela Benthaus, Guillaume Bourdarot, Wolfgang Brandner, Denis Defrère, Frank Eisenhauer, Maximilian Fabricius, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Paulo Garcia, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Frederic Gonte, Jonas Graf, Michael Hartl, Frank Haussmann, Sebastian Hönig, Laura Kreidberg, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Dieter Lutz, Felix Mang, Florentin Millour, Nikki More, Thomas Ott, Thibaut Paumard, Karine Perraut, Guy Perrin, Christian Rau, Jingyi Shangguan, Taro Shimizu, Christian Straubmeier, Matthias Subroweit, Sinem Uysal, Sebastiano von Fellenberg, Felix Widmann, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Julien Woillez, Senol Yazici

Proceedings Volume 13095, 130950O (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018972

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

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The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: overview and current status

E. Sturm, R. Davies, J. Alves, Y. Clénet, J. Kotilainen, A. Monna, H. Nicklas, J.-U. Pott, E. Tolstoy, B. Vulcani, J. Achren, S. Annadevara, H. Anwand-Heerwart, C. Arcidiacono, S. Barboza, L. Barl, P. Baudoz, R. Bender, N. Bezawada, F. Biondi, P. Bizenberger, A. Blin, A. Boné, P. Bonifacio, B. Borgo, J. van den Born, T. Buey, Y. Cao, F. Chapron, G. Chauvin, F. Chemla, K. Cloiseau, M. Cohen, C. Colin, O. Czoske, J.-O. Dette, M. Deysenroth, E. Dijkstra, S. Dreizler, O. Dupuis, G. van Egmond, F. Eisenhauer, E. Elswijk, A. Emslander, M. Fabricius, G. Fasola, F. Ferreira, N. Förster Schreiber, A. Fontana, J. Gaudemard, N. Gautherot, E. Gendron, C. Gennet, R. Genzel, L. Ghouchou, S. Gillessen, D. Gratadour, A. Grazian, F. Grupp, S. Guieu, M. Gullieuszik, M. de Haan, J. Hartke, M. Hartl, F. Haussmann, T. Helin, H.-J. Hess, R. Hofferbert, H. Huber, E. Huby, J.-M. Huet, D. Ives, A. Janssen, P. Jaufmann, T. Jilg, D. Jodlbauer, J. Jost, W. Kausch, H. Kellermann, F. Kerber, H. Kravcar, K. Kravchenko, C. Kulcsár, H. Kuncarayakti, P. Kunst, S. Kwast, F. Lang, J. Lange, V. Lapeyrere, B. Le Ruyet, K. Leschinski, H. Locatelli, D. Massari, S. Mattila, S. Mei, F. Merlin, E. Meyer, C. Michel, L. Mohr, M. Montargès, F. Müller, N. Münch, R. Navarro, U. Neumann, N. Neumayer, L. Neumeier, F. Pedichini, A. Pflüger, R. Piazzesi, L. Pinard, J. Porras, E. Portulari, N. Przybilla, S. Rabien, J. Raffard, R. Ragazzoni, R. Ramlau, J. Ramos, S. Ramsay, H.-F. Raynaud, P. Rhode, A. Richter, H.-W. Rix, M. Rodenhuis, R.-R. Rohloff, R. Romp, P. Rousselot, N. Sabha, B. Sassolas, J. Schlichter, M. Schuil, M. Schweitzer, U. Seemann, A. Sevin, M. Simioni, L. Spallek, A. Sönmez, J. Suuronen, S. Taburet, J. Thomas, E. Tisserand, P. Vaccari, E. Valenti, G. Verdoes Kleijn, M. Verdugo, F. Vidal, R. Wagner, M. Wegner, D. van Winden, J. Witschel, A. Zanella, W. Zeilinger, J. Ziegleder, B. Ziegler

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309611 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017752

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, James Webb Space Telescope, Imaging spectroscopy, Design and modelling, Adaptive optics, Stars, Manufacturing, Equipment, Wavefront sensors, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

First on-sky results of ERIS at VLT

Kateryna Kravchenko, Yigit Dallilar, Olivier Absil, Alex Agudo Berbel, Andrea Baruffolo, Markus Bonse, Alexander Buron, Yixian Cao, Angela Cortes, Felix Dannert, Richard Davies, Robert De Rosa, Matthias Deysenroth, David Doelman, Frank Eisenhauer, Simone Esposito, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Natascha Förster Schreiber, Xiaofeng Gao, Hans Gemperlein, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Christian Ginski, Adrian Glauser, Andreas Glindemann, Paolo Grani, Pierre Haguenauer, Johannes Hartwig, Jean Hayoz, Marianne Heida, Matthew Kenworthy, Johann Kolb, Harald Kuntschner, Dieter Lutz, Daizhong Liu, Mike MacIntosh, Michael Marsset, Gilles Orban de Xivry, Hakan Özdemir, Alfio Puglisi, Sascha Quanz, Christian Rau, Armando Riccardi, Daniel Schuppe, Frans Snik, Eckhard Sturm, Linda Tacconi, William Taylor, Erich Wiezorrek

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121845M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629258

KEYWORDS: Astronomical instrumentation, Near infrared, Sensors, Calibration, Cameras, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Optical filters, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Astronomical instrumentation, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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GRAVITY faint: reducing noise sources in GRAVITY+ with a fast metrology attenuation system

Felix Widmann, Stefan Gillessen, Thomas Ott, Taro Shimizu, Frank Eisenhauer, Maximilian Fabricius, Julien Woillez, Frédéric Gonté, Matthew Horrobin, Jingyi Shangguan, Senol Yazici, Guy Perrin, Thibaut Paumard, Wolfgang Brandner, Laura Kreidberg, Christian Straubmeier, Karin Perraut, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Paulo Garcia, Sebastian Hönig, Denis Defrère, Guillaume Bourdarot, Antonia Drescher, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Reinhard Genzel, Michael Hartl, Dieter Lutz, Nikhil More, Christian Rau, Sinem Uysal, Ekkehard Wieprecht

Proceedings Volume 12183, 121830U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628813

KEYWORDS: Astronomical interferometers, Near infrared, Metrology, Laser metrology, Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Backscatter, Telescopes, Fourier transforms, Stars, Diodes, Fiber couplers

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

GRAVITY+ Wide: towards hundreds of z ~ 2 AGN

Antonia Drescher, Maximilian Fabricius, Taro Shimizu, Julien Woillez, Pierre Bourget, Felix Widmann, Jinyi Shangguan, Christian Straubmeier, Matthew Horrobin, Nicolas Schuhler, Frank Eisenhauer, Frederic Gonté, Stefan Gillessen, Thomas Ott, Guy Perrin, Thibaut Paumard, Wolfgang Brandner, Laura Kreidberg, Karine Perraut, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Paulo Garcia, Sebastian Hönig, Denis Defrère, Guillaume Bourdarot, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Reinhard Genzel, Michael Hartl, Frank Haussmann, Dieter Lutz, Nikhil More, Christian Rau, Jonas Sauter, Sinem Uysal, Patrick Wessely, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Lukas Wimmer, Senol Yazici

Proceedings Volume 12183, 121830T (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628921

KEYWORDS: Fourier transforms, Visibility, Mirrors, Stars, Atmospheric turbulence, Atmospheric modeling, Adaptive optics, Relays, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 15 January 2021 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

GRAVITY upgrade with high-performance grisms with factor >2 enhanced throughput

Senol Yazici, Takashi Sukegawa, Martin Mayer, Frank Eisenhauer, Yukinobu Okura, Karine Perraut, Laurent Jocou, Stefan Gillessen, Frank Haussmann, Alexander Buron, David Huber, Lothar Barl, Kateryna Kravchenko, Oliver Pfuhl, Sylvestre Lacour, Vincent Lapeyrere, Erich Wiezorrek, Thomas Ott, Thibaut Paumard, Jinyi Shangguan, Feng Gao, Christian Straubmeier, Patricia Guajardo, Miguel Riquelme, Laurent Pallanca, Reinhard Genzel, Tim de Zeeuw, Michael Bauböck, Maryam Habibi, Christian Rau, Alejandra Jimenez Rosales, Julia Stadler, Odele Straub, Eckhard Sturm, Sebastiano von Fellenberg, Felix Widmann, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Andreas Eckart, Guy Perrin, Antonio Amorim, Paolo Garcia, Wolfgang Brandner

Proceedings Volume 11446, 114461X (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561387

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Interferometry, Spectral resolution, Germanium, Phase interferometry, Image resolution, Zinc, Refractive index, Antireflective coatings, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The ExoGRAVITY project: using single mode interferometry to characterize exoplanets

S. Lacour, J. Wang, M. Nowak, L. Pueyo, F. Eisenhauer, A.-M. Lagrange, P. Mollière, R. Abuter, A. Amorin, R. Asensio-Torres, M. Bauböck, M. Benisty, J. P. Berger, H. Beust, S. Blunt, A. Boccaletti, A. Bohn, M. Bonnefoy, H. Bonnet, W. Brandner, F. Cantalloube, P. Caselli, B. Charnay, G. Chauvin, E. Choquet, V. Christiaens, Y. Clénet, A. Cridland, P. T. de Zeeuw, R. Dembet, J. Dexter, A. Drescher, G. Duvert, F. Gao, P. Garcia, R. Garcia Lopez, T. Gardner, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, J. H. Girard, X. Haubois, G. Heißel, T. Henning, S. Hinkley, S. Hippler, M. Horrobin, M. Houllé, Z. Hubert, A. Jiménez-Rosales, L. Jocou, J. Kammerer, M. Keppler, P. Kervella, L. Kreidberg, V. Lapeyrère, J.-B. Le Bouquin, P. Léna, D. Lutz, A.-L. Maire, A. Mérand, J. D. Monnier, D. Mouillet, A. Muller, E. Nasedkin, T. Ott, G. P. P. L. Otten, C. Paladini, T. Paumard, K. Perraut, G. Perrin, O. Pfuhl, J. Rameau, L. Rodet, G. Rodriguez-Coira, G. Rousset, J. Shangguan, T. Shimizu, J. Stadler, O. Straub, C. Straubmeier, E. Sturm, T. Stolker, E. van Dishoeck, A. Vigan, F. Vincent, S. D. von Fellenberg, K. Ward-Duong, F. Widmann, E. Wieprecht, E. Wiezorrek, J. Woillez

Proceedings Volume 11446, 114460O (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561667

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

Polarization analysis of GRAVITY and the VLTI

Felix Widmann, Frank Eisenhauer, Oliver Pfuhl, Nicolas Schuhler, Xavier Haubois, António Amorim, Michi Bauböck, Wolfgang Brandner, Jason Dexter, Feng Gao, Paulo J. Garcia, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Alejandra Jimenez-Rosales, Sylvestre Lacour, Thomas Ott, Karine Perraut, Guy Perrin, Jinyi Shangguan, Odèle Straub, Christian Straubmeier, Eckhard Sturm, Sebastiano von Fellenberg

Proceedings Volume 11446, 114460S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559311

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Data modeling, Polarization analysis, Calibration, Signal attenuation, Birefringence, Polarimetry, Telescopes, Mirrors, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

First four telescopes large-separation off-axis fringe-tracking interferometry with GRAVITY at the VLTI

Feng Gao, Frank Eisenhauer, Julien Woillez, Pierre Bourget, Bruno Chazelas, Roderick Dembet, Frédéric Gonté, Jürgen Ott, Nicolas Schuhler, Gérard Zins, Frank Haussmann, Michael Hartl, Stefan Gillessen, Reinhard Genzel, Guy Perrin, Wolfgang Brandner, Thibaut Paumard, Karine Perraut, Paulo J. Garcia, Christian Straubmeier, António Amorim, Thomas Ott, Felix Widmann, Jinyi Shangguan, Odèle Straub, Sebastiano von Fellenberg, Eckhard Sturm, Oliver Pfuhl, Michi Bauboeck, Alejandra Jimenez-Rosales, Matthew Horrobin, Julia Stadler, Dieter Lutz, Taro Shimizu, Antonia Drescher, Mari Lena Bolzer

Proceedings Volume 11446, 114461I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561408

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interferometry, Interferometers, Atmospheric turbulence, Optical interferometry, Large telescopes, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

Static phase aberrations in near-IR interferometry and GRAVITY's determination of the galactic center distanceStatic phase aberrations in near-IR interferometry and GRAVITY's determination of the galactic center distance

Julia Stadler, Guy Perin, Wolfgang Brandner, Christian Straubmeier, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, António Amorim, Paulo Garcia, Frank Eisenhauer, Michael Bauböck, Feng Gao, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Alejandra Jimenez-Rosales, Thomas Ott, Jinyi Shangguan, Odèle Straub, Eckhard Sturm, Sebastiano von Fellenberg, Felix Widmann, Oliver Pfuhl, Sylvestre Lacour, Julien Woillez, Mathias Nowak

Proceedings Volume 11446, 114460M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576225

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Visibility, Phase measurement, Calibration, Zernike polynomials, Superposition, Phase interferometry, Integrated optics, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2018 Open Access

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The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: overview, operation, simulation

R. Davies, J. Alves, Y. Clénet, F. Lang-Bardl, H. Nicklas, J.-U. Pott, R. Ragazzoni, E. Tolstoy, P. Amico, H. Anwand-Heerwart, S. Barboza, L. Barl, P. Baudoz, R. Bender, N. Bezawada, P. Bizenberger, W. Boland, P. Bonifacio, B. Borgo, T. Buey, F. Chapron, F. Chemla, M. Cohen, O. Czoske, V. Déo, K. Disseau, S. Dreizler, O. Dupuis, M. Fabricius, R. Falomo, P. Fedou, N. Förster Schreiber, V. Garrel, N. Geis, H. Gemperlein, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, M. Glück, F. Grupp, M. Hartl, M. Häuser, H.-J. Hess, R. Hofferbert, U. Hopp, V. Hörmann, Z. Hubert, E. Huby, J.-M. Huet, V. Hutterer, D. Ives, A. Janssen, W. Jellema, W. Kausch, F. Kerber, H. Kravcar, B. Le Ruyet, K. Leschinski, C. Mandla, M. Manhart, D. Massari, S. Mei, F. Merlin, L. Mohr, A. Monna, N. Muench, F. Müller, G. Musters, R. Navarro, U. Neumann, N. Neumayer, J. Niebsch, M. Plattner, N. Przybilla, S. Rabien, R. Ramlau, J. Ramos, S. Ramsay, P. Rhode, A. Richter, J. Richter, H.-W. Rix, G. Rodeghiero, R.-R. Rohloff, M. Rosensteiner, G. Rousset, J. Schlichter, J. Schubert, A. Sevin, R. Stuik, E. Sturm, J. Thomas, N. Tromp, G. Verdoes-Kleijn, F. Vidal, R. Wagner, M. Wegner, W. Zeilinger, J. Ziegleder, B. Ziegler, G. Zins

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311483

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Distortion, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2018 Open Access

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ERIS: revitalising an adaptive optics instrument for the VLT

R. Davies, S. Esposito, H.-M. Schmid, W. Taylor, G. Agapito, A. Agudo Berbel, A. Baruffolo, V. Biliotti, B. Biller, M. Black, A. Boehle, B. Briguglio, A. Buron, L. Carbonaro, A. Cortes, G. Cresci, M. Deysenroth, A. Di Cianno, G. Di Rico, D. Doelman, M. Dolci, R. Dorn, F. Eisenhauer, D. Fantinel, D. Ferruzzi, H. Feuchtgruber, N. Förster Schreiber, X. Gao, H. Gemperlein, R. Genzel, E. George, S. Gillessen, C. Giordano, A. Glauser, A. Glindemann, P. Grani, M. Hartl, J. Heijmans, D. Henry, H. Huber, M. Kasper, C. Keller, M. Kenworthy, J. Kühn, H. Kuntschner, J. Lightfoot, D. Lunney, M. MacIntosh, F. Mannucci, S. March, M. Neeser, P. Patapis, D. Pearson, M. Plattner, A. Puglisi, S. Quanz, C. Rau, A. Riccardi, B. Salasnich, J. Schubert, F. Snik, E. Sturm, A. Valentini, C. Waring, E. Wiezorrek, M. Xompero

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070209 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311480

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Calibration, Mirrors, Galactic astronomy, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, L band

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Presentation + Paper

Learnings from the use of fiber optics in GRAVITY

Magdalena Lippa, Stefan Gillessen, Nicolas Blind, Yitping Kok, Karine Perraut, Laurent Jocou, Frank Eisenhauer, Oliver Pfuhl, Marcus Haug, Stefan Kellner, Frank Haußmann, Markus Plattner, Christian Rau, Oliver Hans, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Thomas Ott, Erich Wiezorrek, Eckhard Sturm, Alexander Buron, Sylvestre Lacour, Reinhard Genzel, Guy Perrin, Wolfgang Brandner, Christian Straubmeier, Antonio Amorim

Proceedings Volume 10701, 107011Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312477

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Connectors, Polarization, Backscatter, Fiber lasers, Raman scattering, Laser metrology, Luminescence, Fiber optics, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Open Access

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Improving GRAVITY towards observations of faint targets

Felix Widmann, Frank Eisenhauer, Guy Perrin, Wolfgang Brandner, Christian Straubmeier, Karin Perraut, Antonio Amorim, Markus Schöller, Feng Gao, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Martina Karl, Sylvestre Lacour, Magdalena Lippa, Thomas Ott, Oliver Pfuhl, Philipp Plewa, Idel Waisberg

Proceedings Volume 10701, 107010K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312118

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Calibration, Data modeling, Systems modeling, Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Interferometers, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Open Access

Open Access

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MICADO: first light imager for the E-ELT

R. Davies, J. Schubert, M. Hartl, J. Alves, Y. Clénet, F. Lang-Bardl, H. Nicklas, J.-U. Pott, R. Ragazzoni, E. Tolstoy, T. Agocs, H. Anwand-Heerwart, S. Barboza, P. Baudoz, R. Bender, P. Bizenberger, A. Boccaletti, W. Boland, P. Bonifacio, F. Briegel, T. Buey, F. Chapron, M. Cohen, O. Czoske, S. Dreizler, R. Falomo, P. Feautrier, N. Förster Schreiber, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, M. Glück, D. Gratadour, R. Greimel, F. Grupp, M. Häuser, M. Haug, J. Hennawi, H. J. Hess, V. Hörmann, R. Hofferbert, U. Hopp, Z. Hubert, D. Ives, W. Kausch, F. Kerber, H. Kravcar, K. Kuijken, M. Leitzinger, K. Leschinski, D. Massari, S. Mei, F. Merlin, L. Mohr, A. Monna, F. Müller, R. Navarro, M. Plattner, N. Przybilla, R. Ramlau, S. Ramsay, T. Ratzka, P. Rhode, J. Richter, H.-W. Rix, G. Rodeghiero, R.-R. Rohloff, G. Rousset, R. Ruddenklau, V. Schaffenroth, J. Schlichter, A. Sevin, R. Stuik, E. Sturm, J. Thomas, N. Tromp, M. Turatto, G. Verdoes-Kleijn, F. Vidal, R. Wagner, M. Wegner, W. Zeilinger, B. Ziegler, G. Zins

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233047

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Stars, Mirrors, Galactic astronomy, Imaging spectroscopy, Interfaces, Spectroscopy, Zoom lenses, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Open Access

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The metrology system of the VLTI instrument GRAVITY

Magdalena Lippa, Stefan Gillessen, Nicolas Blind, Yitping Kok, Şenol Yazıcı, Johannes Weber, Oliver Pfuhl, Marcus Haug, Stefan Kellner, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Frank Eisenhauer, Reinhard Genzel, Oliver Hans, Frank Haußmann, David Huber, Tobias Kratschmann, Thomas Ott, Markus Plattner, Christian Rau, Eckhard Sturm, Idel Waisberg, Erich Wiezorrek, Guy Perrin, Karine Perraut, Wolfgang Brandner, Christian Straubmeier, Antonio Amorim

Proceedings Volume 9907, 990722 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232272

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Telescopes, Signal detection, Laser metrology, Sensors, Beam splitters, Phase shifts, Phase measurement, Receivers, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 2016 Open Access

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Making SPIFFI SPIFFIER: upgrade of the SPIFFI instrument for use in ERIS and performance analysis from re-commissioning

E. George, D. Gräff, H. Feuchtgruber, M. Hartl, F. Eisenhauer, A. Buron, R. Davies, R. Genzel, H. Huber, C. Rau, M. Plattner, E. Wiezorrek, H. Weisz, P. Amico, A. Glindemann, G. Hau, H. Kuntschner

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99080G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231285

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Sensors, Collimators, Cameras, Wavefronts, K band, Calibration, Point spread functions, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Open Access

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The GRAVITY metrology system: narrow-angle astrometry via phase-shifting interferometry

Magdalena Lippa, Nicolas Blind, Stefan Gillessen, Yitping Kok, Johannes Weber, Frank Eisenhauer, Oliver Pfuhl, Annemieke Janssen, Marcus Haug, Frank Haußmann, Stefan Kellner, Oliver Hans, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Thomas Ott, Leonard Burtscher, Reinhard Genzel, Eckhard Sturm, Reiner Hofmann, S. Huber, David Huber, Stefanie Senftleben, Andreas Pflüger, Roland Greßmann, Guy Perrin, Karine Perraut, Wolfgang Brandner, Christian Straubmeier, Antonio Amorim, Markus Schöller

Proceedings Volume 9146, 914622 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054637

KEYWORDS: Phase shifts, Metrology, Phase shift keying, Calibration, Telescopes, Modulation, Phase interferometry, Interferometers, Interferometry, Phase measurement

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Open Access

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The GRAVITY instrument software/high-level software

Leonard Burtscher, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Thomas Ott, Yitping Kok, Senol Yazici, Narsireddy Anugu, Roderick Dembet, Pierre Fedou, Sylvestre Lacour, Jürgen Ott, Thibaut Paumard, Vincent Lapeyrere, Pierre Kervella, Roberto Abuter, Eszter Pozna, Frank Eisenhauer, Nicolas Blind, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Oliver Hans, Marcus Haug, Frank Haussmann, Stefan Kellner, Magdalena Lippa, Oliver Pfuhl, Eckhard Sturm, Johannes Weber, Antonio Amorim, Wolfgang Brandner, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, Guy Perrin, Christian Straubmeier, Markus Schöller

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91462B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055928

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Process control, Control systems, Cameras, Telescopes, Signal detection, Data acquisition, Computing systems, Interferometers, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Open Access

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The GRAVITY instrument software/hardware related aspects

Thomas Ott, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Leonard Burtscher, Yitping Kok, Senol Yazici, Narsireddy Anugu, Roderick Dembet, Pierre Fedou, Sylvestre Lacour, Jürgen Ott, Frank Eisenhauer, Nicolas Blind, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Oliver Hans, Marcus Haug, Frank Haussmann, Stefan Huber, Annemieke Janssen, Stefan Kellner, Magdalena Lippa, Oliver Pfuhl, Eckhard Sturm, Johannes Weber, Antonio Amorim, Wolfgang Brandner, Karine Rousselet-Perraut, Guy Perrin, Christian Straubmeier, Markus Schöller, Roberto Abuter

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91462A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055927

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Lamps, Camera shutters, Control systems, Analog electronics, Metrology, Detection and tracking algorithms, Optical fibers, Fiber lasers, Laser metrology

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Open Access

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GRAVITY: the impact of non-common optical paths within the metrology system

Yitping Kok, Stefan Gillessen, Sylvestre Lacour, Frank Eisenhauer, Nicolas Blind, Johannes Weber, Magdalena Lippa, Oliver Pfuhl, Leonard Burtscher, Ekkehard Wieprecht, Thomas Ott, Marcus Haug, Stefan Kellner, Frank Haussmann, Eckhard Sturm, Annemieke Janssen, Reinhard Genzel, Guy Perrin, Karine Perraut, Christian Straubmeier, Wolfgang Brandner, Antonio Amorim, Oliver Hans

Proceedings Volume 9146, 914625 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055567

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Stars, Laser metrology, Interferometers, Telescopes, Information operations, Visibility, Sensors, Phase shifts, Time metrology

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Open Access

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Performance of the K-band multi-object spectrograph (KMOS) on the ESO VLT

Ray Sharples, Ralf Bender, Alex Agudo Berbel, Richard Bennett, Naidu Bezawada, Roberto Castillo, Michele Cirasuolo, Paul Clark, George Davidson, Richard Davies, Roger Davies, Marc Dubbeldam, Alasdair Fairley, Gert Finger, Natascha Schreiber, Reinhard Genzel, Reinhold Haefner, Achim Hess, Ives Jung, Ian Lewis, David Montgomery, John Murray, Bernard Muschielok, Jeff Pirard, Suzanne Ramsay, Philip Rees, Josef Richter, David Robertson, Ian Robson, Stephen Rolt, Roberto Saglia, Ivo Saviane, Joerg Schlichter, Linda Schmidtobreik, Alex Segovia, Alain Smette, Matthias Tecza, Stephen Todd, Michael Wegner, Erich Wiezorrek

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470W (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055496

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Astronomical imaging, Telescopes, Calibration, Stars, Electronics, K band, Infrared radiation, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Open Access

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LUCI in the sky: performance and lessons learned in the first two years of near-infrared multi-object spectroscopy at the LBT

Peter Buschkamp, Walter Seifert, Kai Polsterer, Reiner Hofmann, Hans Gemperlein, Reinhard Lederer, Michael Lehmitz, Vianak Naranjo, Nancy Ageorges, Jaron Kurk, Frank Eisenhauer, Sebastian Rabien, Mathias Honsberg, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84465L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926989

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Molybdenum, Spectroscopy, Switches, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopes, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Open Access

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Status of the KMOS multi-object near-infrared integral field spectrograph

Ray Sharples, Ralf Bender, Alex Agudo Berbel, Richard Bennett, Naidu Bezawada, Michele Cirasuolo, Paul Clark, George Davidson, Richard Davies, Roger Davies, Marc Dubbeldam, Alasdair Fairley, Gert Finger, Reinhard Genzel, Reinhold Haefner, Achim Hess, Ian Lewis, David Montgomery, John Murray, Bernard Muschielok, Natascha Förster-Schreiber, Jeff Pirard, Suzanne Ramsay, Phil Rees, Josef Richter, David Robertson, Ian Robson, Stephen Rolt, Roberto Saglia, Jörg Schlichter, Mathias Tecza, Stephen Todd, Michael Wegner, Erich Wiezorrek

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926021

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Mirrors, Calibration, Spectral resolution, Image quality, Astronomical imaging, Electronics, Off axis mirrors, Lamps

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Open Access

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SAMI: the SCAO module for the E-ELT adaptive optics imaging camera MICADO

Y. Clénet, P. Bernardi, F. Chapron, E. Gendron, G. Rousset, Z. Hubert, R. Davies, M. Thiel, N. Tromp, R. Genzel

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77363Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856602

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Relays, Cameras, Atmospheric modeling, Telescopes, K band, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Open Access

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Dissecting galaxies with adaptive optics

R. Davies, H. Engel, E. Hicks, N. Förster Schreiber, R. Genzel, L. Tacconi, F. Eisenhauer, S. Rabien

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77361G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856378

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Adaptive optics, Kinematics, Photometry, Field spectroscopy, Deconvolution, Signal to noise ratio, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Open Access

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ARGOS: the laser guide star system for the LBT

S. Rabien, N. Ageorges, L. Barl, U. Beckmann, T. Blümchen, M. Bonaglia, J. Borelli, J. Brynnel, L. Busoni, L. Carbonaro, R. Davies, M. Deysenroth, O. Durney, M. Elberich, S. Esposito, V. Gasho, W. Gässler, H. Gemperlein, R. Genzel, R. Green, M. Haug, M. Hart, P. Hubbard, S. Kanneganti, E. Masciadri, J. Noenickx, G. Orban de Xivry, D. Peter, A. Quirrenbach, M. Rademacher, H. Rix, P. Salinari, C. Schwab, J. Storm, L. Strüder, M. Thiel, G. Weigelt, J. Ziegleder

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857210

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Stars, Laser systems engineering, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Calibration, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Open Access

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GRAVITY: a four telescope beam combiner instrument for the VLTI

S. Gillessen, F. Eisenhauer, G. Perrin, W. Brandner, C. Straubmeier, K. Perraut, A. Amorim, M. Schöller, C. Araujo-Hauck, H. Bartko, H. Baumeister, J.-P. Berger, P. Carvas, F. Cassaing, F. Chapron, E. Choquet, Y. Clenet, C. Collin, A. Eckart, P. Fedou, S. Fischer, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, P. Gitton, F. Gonte, A. Gräter, P. Haguenauer, M. Haug, X. Haubois, T. Henning, S. Hippler, R. Hofmann, L. Jocou, S. Kellner, P. Kervella, R. Klein, N. Kudryavtseva, S. Lacour, V. Lapeyrere, W. Laun, P. Lena, R. Lenzen, J. Lima, D. Moratschke, D. Moch, T. Moulin, V. Naranjo, U. Neumann, A. Nolot, T. Paumard, O. Pfuhl, S. Rabien, J. Ramos, J. Rees, R.-R. Rohloff, D. Rouan, G. Rousset, A. Sevin, M. Thiel, K. Wagner, M. Wiest, S. Yazici, D. Ziegler

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77340Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856689

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sensors, Interferometry, Integrated optics, Spectroscopy, Wavefront sensors, Near infrared, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Open Access

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MICADO: optical configuration, performance, and folding

Demetrio Magrin, Roberto Ragazzoni, David Freeman, Frank Eisenhauer, Niels Tromp, Marco Drost, Ramón Navarro, Richard Davies, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77355G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856971

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Zoom lenses, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Staring arrays, Optical benches, Off axis mirrors, Collimators, Sensors, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Open Access

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The LUCIFER MOS: a full cryogenic mask handling unit for a near-infrared multi-object spectrograph

Peter Buschkamp, Reiner Hofmann, Hans Gemperlein, Kai Polsterer, Nancy Ageorges, Frank Eisenhauer, Reinhard Lederer, Mathias Honsberg, Marcus Haug, Johann Eibl, Walter Seifert, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773579 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857950

KEYWORDS: Molybdenum, Cryogenics, Switches, Control systems, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Spectrographs, Electronics, Camera shutters, Head

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Open Access

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MICADO: the E-ELT adaptive optics imaging camera

Richard Davies, N. Ageorges, L. Barl, L. Bedin, R. Bender, P. Bernardi, F. Chapron, Y. Clenet, A. Deep, E. Deul, M. Drost, F. Eisenhauer, R. Falomo, G. Fiorentino, N. Förster Schreiber, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, D. Gratadour, L. Greggio, F. Grupp, E. Held, T. Herbst, H.-J. Hess, Z. Hubert, K. Jahnke, K. Kuijken, D. Lutz, D. Magrin, B. Muschielok, R. Navarro, E. Noyola, T. Paumard, G. Piotto, R. Ragazzoni, A. Renzini, G. Rousset, H.-W. Rix, R. Saglia, L. Tacconi, M. Thiel, E. Tolstoy, S. Trippe, N. Tromp, E. Valentijn, G. Verdoes Kleijn, M. Wegner

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856379

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Calibration, Stars, Sensors, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Optical filters, Imaging spectroscopy, Cameras, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Open Access

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Recent progress on the KMOS multi-object integral-field spectrograph for ESO VLT

Ray Sharples, Ralf Bender, Alex Agudo Berbel, Richard Bennett, Naidu Bezawada, Nicolas Bouché, David Bramall, Mark Casali, Michele Cirasuolo, Paul Clark, Mark Cliffe, Richard Davies, Roger Davies, Niv Drory, Marc Dubbeldam, Alasdair Fairley, Gert Finger, Reinhard Genzel, Reinhold Haefner, Achim Hess, Paul Jeffers, Ian Lewis, David Montgomery, John Murray, Bernard Muschielok, Natascha Förster Schreiber, Jean Pirard, Suzie Ramsay-Howat, Philip Rees, Josef Richter, David Robertson, Ian Robson, Stephen Rolt, Roberto Saglia, Joerg Schlichter, Mathias Tecza, Stephen Todd, Michael Wegner, Erich Wiezorrek

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773515 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856125

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Electronics, Off axis mirrors, Manufacturing, Infrared spectroscopy, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Open Access

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Paper

FIFI LS getting ready to fly aboard SOFIA

R. Klein, A. Poglitsch, W. Raab, N. Geis, M. Hamidouche, L. Looney, R. Hönle, K. Nishikida, R. Genzel, Th. Henning

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351T (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856530

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Helium, Liquids, Detector arrays, Telescopes, Observatories, Spectral resolution, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Open Access

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GRAVITY: getting to the event horizon of Sgr A*

F. Eisenhauer, G. Perrin, W. Brandner, C. Straubmeier, A. Richichi, S. Gillessen, J. P. Berger, S. Hippler, A. Eckart, M. Schöller, S. Rabien, F. Cassaing, R. Lenzen, M. Thiel, Y. Clénet, J. R. Ramos, S. Kellner, P. Fédou, H. Baumeister, R. Hofmann, E. Gendron, A. Boehm, H. Bartko, X. Haubois, R. Klein, K. Dodds-Eden, K. Houairi, F. Hormuth, A. Gräter, L. Jocou, V. Naranjo, R. Genzel, P. Kervella, T. Henning, N. Hamaus, S. Lacour, U. Neumann, M. Haug, F. Malbet, W. Laun, J. Kolmeder, T. Paumard, R.-R. Rohloff, O. Pfuhl, K. Perraut, J. Ziegleder, D. Rouan, G. Rousset

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788407

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Near infrared, Adaptive optics, Metrology, Sensors, Interferometry, Integrated optics, Wavefront sensors, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Open Access

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Study of the science capabilities of PRIMA in the Galactic Center

H. Bartko, O. Pfuhl, F. Eisenhauer, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, S. Rabien, R. Abuter, G. v. Belle, F. Delplancke, S. Menardi, J. Sahlmann

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70134K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787319

KEYWORDS: Stars, Infrared imaging, Astatine, Galactic astronomy, Interferometers, General relativity, Near infrared, Interferometry, Distance measurement

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Open Access

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Verification of the optical system performance of FIFI-LS: the field-imaging far-infrared line spectrometer for SOFIA

Mario Schweitzer, Albrecht Poglitsch, Walfried Raab, Randolf Klein, Rainer Hönle, Norbert Geis, Reinhard Genzel, Leslie Looney, M. Hamidouche, Thomas Henning

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787383

KEYWORDS: Device simulation, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Diffraction, Sensors, Mirrors, Diffraction gratings, Spectral calibration, Point spread functions, Far infrared

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Open Access

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The laser guide star program for the LBT

S. Rabien, N. Ageorges, R. Angel, G. Brusa, J. Brynnel, L. Busoni, R. Davies, M. Deysenroth, S. Esposito, W. Gässler, R. Genzel, R. Green, M. Haug, M. Lloyd Hart, G. Hölzl, E. Masciadri, R. Pogge, A. Quirrenbach, M. Rademacher, H. W. Rix, P. Salinari, C. Schwab, T. Stalcup, J. Storm, L. Strüder, M. Thiel, G. Weigelt, J. Ziegleder

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701515 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788173

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Stars, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Laser systems engineering, Sensors, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Open Access

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FIFI LS: the far-infrared integral field spectrometer for SOFIA

R. Klein, A. Poglitsch, W. Raab, N. Geis, M. Hamidouche, L. Looney, R. Hönle, M. Schweitzer, W. Viehhauser, R. Genzel, E. Haller, Th. Henning

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62691F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671505

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Mirrors, Helium, Cryogenics, Observatories, Control systems, Chromium, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Open Access

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Characterizing the system performance of FIFI LS: the field-imaging far-infrared line spectrometer for SOFIA

W. Raab, A. Poglitsch, R. Klein, R. Hoenle, M. Schweizer, W. Viehhauser, N. Geis, R. Genzel, L. Looney, M. Hamidouche, T. Henning, E. Haller

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62691G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671483

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Sensors, Mirrors, Diffraction, Detector arrays, Liquids, Helium, Collimators, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Open Access

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GRAVITY: the adaptive-optics-assisted two-object beam combiner instrument for the VLTI

S. Gillessen, G. Perrin, W. Brandner, C. Straubmeier, F. Eisenhauer, S. Rabien, A. Eckart, P. Lena, R. Genzel, T. Paumard, S. Hippler

Proceedings Volume 6268, 626811 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671431

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Interferometry, Infrared radiation, Metrology, Infrared sensors, Infrared telescopes, Adaptive optics, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Open Access

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Design of the KMOS multi-object integral-field spectrograph

Ray Sharples, Ralf Bender, Richard Bennett, Keith Burch, Paul Carter, Mark Casali, Paul Clark, Robert Content, Richard Davies, Roger Davies, Marc Dubbeldam, Gert Finger, Reinhard Genzel, Reinhold Haefner, Achim Hess, Markus Kissler-Patig, Ken Laidlaw, Matt Lehnert, Ian Lewis, Alan Moorwood, Bernard Muschielok, Natascha Förster-Schreiber, Jeff Pirard, Suzanne Ramsay Howat, Phil Rees, Josef Richter, David Robertson, Ian Robson, Roberto Saglia, Matthias Tecza, Naranjan Thatte, Stephen Todd, Michael Wegner

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62691C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669781

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy, Calibration, Sensors, Astronomy, Infrared spectroscopy, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Open Access

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Using adaptive optics to probe the dynamics and star formation in active galactic nuclei

Richard Davies, Linda Tacconi, Reinhard Genzel, Thomas Ott, Sebastian Rabien

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.568135

KEYWORDS: Stars, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, K band, Galactic astronomy, Absorption, Carbon monoxide, Spatial resolution, Active galactic nuclei, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Open Access

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FIFI LS: the far-infrared integral field spectrometer for SOFIA

Walfried Raab, Albrecht Poglitsch, Leslie Looney, Randolf Klein, Norbert Geis, Rainer Hoenle, Werner Viehhauser, Reinhard Genzel, Murad Hamidouche, Thomas Henning, Eugene Haller

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550435

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Cryogenics, Liquids, Sensors, Collimators, Diffraction, Detector arrays, Helium

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

On-sky performance of SPIFFI: the integral field spectrometer for SINFONI at the VLT

Christof Iserlohe, Matthias Tecza, Frank Eisenhauer, Reinhard Genzel, Niranjan Thatte, Roberto Abuter, Matthew Horrobin, Alexander Schegerer, Juergen Schreiber, Henri Bonnet

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552197

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Stars, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Calibration, K band, Spectroscopy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Open Access

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KMOS: an infrared multiple-object integral field spectrograph for the ESO VLT

Ray Sharples, Ralf Bender, Matthew Lehnert, Suzanne Ramsay Howat, M. Bremer, Roger Davies, Reinhard Genzel, Reiner Hofmann, Rob Ivison, R. Saglia, Niranjan Thatte

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550495

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Cryogenics, Infrared spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Observatories, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Open Access

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SINFONI: integral field spectroscopy at 50-milli-arcsecond resolution with the ESO VLT

Frank Eisenhauer, Roberto Abuter, Klaus Bickert, Fabio Biancat-Marchet, Henri Bonnet, Joar Brynnel, Ralf Conzelmann, Bernard Delabre, Robert Donaldson, Jacopo Farinato, Enrico Fedrigo, Reinhard Genzel, Norbert Hubin, Christof Iserlohe, Markus Kasper, Markus Kissler-Patig, Guy Monnet, Claudia Roehrle, Juergen Schreiber, Stefan Stroebele, Matthias Tecza, Niranjan Thatte, Harald Weisz

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459468

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Telescopes, Stars, Lenses, Sensors, Manufacturing, Cameras, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Open Access

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KMOS: an infrared multi-integral field spectrograph for the VLT

Ray Sharples, Ralf Bender, Reiner Hofmann, Reinhard Genzel, Rob Ivison

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460985

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Spectral resolution, Cryogenics, Kinematics, Spectroscopy, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Open Access

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FIFI LS: a far-infared 3D spectral imager for SOFIA

Leslie Looney, Walfried Raab, Albrecht Poglitsch, Norbert Geis, Dirk Rosenthal, Rainer Hoenle, Randolf Klein, Fabio Fumi, Reinhard Genzel, Thomas Henning

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458631

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Liquids, Sensors, Helium, Galactic astronomy, Detector arrays, Nitrogen, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Open Access

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FIFI LS: the optical design and diffraction analysis

Walfried Raab, Leslie Looney, Albrecht Poglitsch, Norbert Geis, Rainer Hoenle, Dirk Rosenthal, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 4857, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458629

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Diffraction, Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Optical design, Sensors, Collimators, Spectral resolution, Polarization, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2003 Open Access

Open Access

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Dynamical masses of young star clusters in interacting galaxies

Sabine Mengel, Matthew Lehnert, Niranjan Thatte, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 4834, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456511

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, Velocity measurements, Hubble Space Telescope, Absorption, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Spectral resolution, Space telescopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2000 Open Access

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Realizing 3D spectral imaging in the far-infrared: FIFI LS

Leslie Looney, Norbert Geis, Reinhard Genzel, Won Park, Albrecht Poglitsch, Walfried Raab, Dirk Rosenthal, Alexander Urban, Thomas Henning

Proceedings Volume 4014, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389112

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Liquids, Diffraction gratings, Helium, Detector arrays, Nitrogen, Cryogenics, 3D modeling, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Open Access

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SINFONI: a near-infrared AO-assisted integral field spectrometer for the VLT

Niranjan Thatte, Matthias Tecza, Frank Eisenhauer, Sabine Mengel, Alfred Krabbe, S. Pak, Reinhard Genzel, Domenico Bonaccini, Eric Emsellem, Francois Rigaut, Bernard Delabre, Guy Monnet

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321638

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Adaptive optics, Diffraction, Telescopes, Sensors, K band, Spectral resolution, Optical fibers, Space telescopes, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Open Access

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Aperture interchange module (AIM) diffraction limited: NIR spectroscopy with 3D and ALFA

Stephan Anders, Roberto Maiolino, Niranjan Thatte, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317302

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Diffraction, Adaptive optics, Stars, Near infrared spectroscopy, Prisms, Near infrared, Spectrographs

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The powerful tools of integral field spectroscopy and adaptive optics have made great contributions to the progress in astronomy in recent years. The combined use of these techniques now enables spectroscopy in the near IR close to the telescope diffraction limit. This will provide new and interesting insights into a variety of objects such as AGNs, QSOs, circumstellar disks around highly extincted YSOs, etc. Spectroscopy at or close to the telescope diffraction limit has some caveats which one has to be aware of when designing the instruments so as to maintain the maximum possible throughput and to optimize spectral resolution. Astronomical campaigns with our H- and K-band integral field array spectrograph 3D in combination with the laser guide star adaptive optics system ALFA at the 3.5-m telescope at Calar Alto require special observational techniques in order to make the most efficient use of the observing time available. Chopping by moving the telescope to do background subtraction makes it necessary to relock the A.O. system on the guide star after moving the telescope back to source. This procedure is usually rather time consuming. The aperture interchange module (AIM), which we present here, enables us to perform chopping between source and black sky while keeping the telescope fixed at a certain point in the sky. For this purpose AIM uses two different optical channels. The ON channel always points to the center of the 3'ALFA FOV, picking off a FOV of roughly 4 inch by 4 inch. With the OFF channel one can choose any off-center position within the ALFA FOV except a central obscuration of 36 inch diameter. The AIM optics are designed in such a way that the optical pathlengths for the on- and off-axis positions are kept equal. AIM also includes a scale changer which magnifies the scale from 0.25 inch/pix to 0.07 inch pix. The 3D spectrometer itself is equipped with two interchangeable grisms, so that one can choose between H- and K-bands and between spectral resolutions of 1100 and 2100. The commissioning run of AIM together with 3D and ALFA took place in July 1997 at the 3.5m Calar Alto telescope.

Proceedings Article | 6 June 1995 Open Access

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3D: a new generation imaging spectrometer

Alfred Krabbe, L. Weitzel, Harald Kroker, Lowell Tacconi-Garman, M. Cameron, Niranjan Thatte, G. Samann, Torsten Boeker, Reinhard Genzel, S. Drapatz

Proceedings Volume 2475, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211254

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, K band, Sensors, 3D image processing, Stars, Mirrors, Optical design, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 1995 Open Access

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ROGUE: the rapid off-axis guider experiment

Niranjan Thatte, Harald Kroker, L. Weitzel, Lowell Tacconi-Garman, Matthias Tecza, Alfred Krabbe, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 2475, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211260

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Mirrors, Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Infrared radiation, Relays, CCD cameras, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 1994 Open Access

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First results from the 3D near-infrared imaging array spectrometer

Niranjan Thatte, L. Weitzel, M. Cameron, Lowell Tacconi-Garman, Harald Kroker, Alfred Krabbe, Reinhard Genzel

Proceedings Volume 2224, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180081

KEYWORDS: 3D image processing, Sensors, Astronomy, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, K band, Calibration, Imaging spectroscopy, Mirrors, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Open Access

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VLT interferometer: proposed implementation

Jacques Beckers, Daniel Enard, Michel Faucherre, Fritz Merkle, G. Di Benedetto, R. Braun, R. Foy, Reinhard Genzel, Laurent Koechlin, Gerd Weigelt

Proceedings Volume 1236, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19191

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interferometry, Interferometers, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Optical telescopes, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Infrared telescopes, Relays

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UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments

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