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OWL BLUE BOOK

The phase A design report (OWL Blue Book) is now available on-line. Click on the thumbnail right to download the entire book (pdf file, 32 MB) or follow the links below to individual chapters.

Please note that Chapter 16 (Management) and Appendix 6 (Cost Estimates) are not available in this public release as they contain proprietary information by industrial suppliers.

 

Cover page
(340 KB)
Executive summary
(56 KB)
Table of Contents
(210 KB)
Abbreviations and Acronyms
(13 KB)
1. Scope
(24 KB)
2. Overview
(1.32 MB)
3. Science case
(619 KB)
4. Top level requirements
(52 KB)
5. System Engineering
(1.44 MB)
6. Telescope optics
(4.90 MB)
7. Non-adaptive wavefront control
(3.07 MB)
8. Adaptive Optics
(4.00 MB)
9. Telescope structure and kinematics
(7.42 MB)
10. Adapter-Rotator
(277 KB)
11. Enclosure and infrastructures
(2.32 MB)
12. Instrumentation
(1.58 MB)
13. Transport and integration
(933 KB)
14. Site Characterisation
(1.54 MB)
15. Maintenance and operations
(740 KB)
16. Management (not publicly available)
Design parameters – Summary
(33 KB)
References
(55 KB)
Acknowledgements
(87 KB)
Contributors
(19 KB)
Appendix 1. The ELT Design Study
(634 KB)
Appendix 2. ELT Design Study Participants
(33 KB)
Appendix 3. System status at construction readiness review
(27 KB)
Appendix 4. Phase B Schedule estimate
(300 KB)
Appendix 5. Phase C/D schedule estimate
(482 KB)
Appendix 6. Cost estimate (not publicly available)
Appendix 7. Software tools
(17 KB)
Appendix 8. Optical design – criteria and merit function
(29 KB)
Appendix 9. Optional corrector
(71 KB)
 
OWL PHASE A REVIEW
 
The OWL Phase A Review, summarizing the outcome of the conceptual design phase, was held at ESO Headquarters in Garching on November 2 to 4th. The first day was open to the public, the second and third days were devoted to presentations and discussions with a panel of international experts.
 
Overheads of the presentations made on the first day are provided below.
 
1.
 Overview
9.
 Adapter-Rotator
2.
 Science Case
10.
 Enclosure & Infrastructure
3.
 Top Level Requirements
11.
 Instrumentation
4.
 System Engineering
12.
 Site Characterization
5.
 Telescope Optics
13.
 Transport and Integration
6.
 Structure and Kinematics
14.
 Maintenance
7.
 Non-Adaptive Wavefront Control
15.
 Operations
8.
 Adaptive Optics    
 
Thanks to all who participated in this major event.
ESO Telescope Systems Division
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D-85748 Garching, Germany

 
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