Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics
Collaborations

ESO coordinates the Research and Training Network on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes (project leader N. Hubin).

Project participants and team leaders:

• European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany
  (Network coordinator: N. Hubin, nhubin@eso.org)
  
• Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (OAA), Italy
  Contact: S. Esposito, sesposito@arcetri.astro.it
  
• Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (OAPD), Italy
  Contact: R. Ragazzoni, ragazzoni@pd.astro.it
  
• Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), France
  Contact: G. Rousset, rousset@onera.fr
  
• Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg (MPIA), Germany
  Contact: S. Hippler, hippler@mpia-hd.mpg.de
• Observatoire de Marseille (OM), France
  Contact: M. Ferrari, ferrari@observatoire.cnrs-mrs.fr
• Gran Telescopio Canarias (GRANTECAN), Spain
  Contact: N. Devaney, ndevaney@iac.es

Associated partner:

• Lund Observatoy Sweden
  
  

The goal of this RTN is to study all aspects of Adaptive Optics on ELTs, including MCAO. The MCAO demonstrator is a part of RTN activities.