SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation 2010

In order to provide as much publicity as possible, ESO makes available author-prepared versions of all contributions (papers, posters, etc.) of ESO authors that were presented at the SPIE conference on Astronomical Instrumentation held in San Diego, CA, USA, June 27 - July 2, 2010.

The final conference proceedings can be accessed through the SPIE Digital Library.

• 7731-115: Kuntschner, H., H. Bushouse, M. Kuemmel, J. R. Walsh, and J. MacKenty: HST/WFC3 In-Orbit Grism Performance


• 7733-38: Hills, Richard E., Richard J. Kurz, Alison B. Peck: ALMA: Status Report on Construction and Early Results from Commissioning
• 7733-54: Kerber, F. et al.: Support for site testing of the European Extremely Large Telescope: precipitable water vapour over Paranal
• 7733-139: Jakob, G., J.-L. Lizon: Low-vibration high-cooling power 2-stage cryocoolers for ground-based astronomical instrumentation
• 7733-155: Querel, Richard A., Florian Kerber, Gaspare Lo Curto et al.: Support for site testing of the European Extremely Large Telescope: precipitable water vapour over La Silla
• 7733-166: Chacon, A., O. Cuevas, D. Pozo, J. Marin, A. Oyanadel, C. Dougnac, L. Cortes, L. Illanes, M. Caneo, M. Cure, M. Sarazin, F. Kerber, A. Smette, D. Rabanus, R. Querel & G. Tompkins: Measuring and forecasting of PWV above La Silla, APEX and Paranal Observatories
• 7733-184: Yaitskova, Natalia and Szymon Gladysz: Telling planets from speckles created by telescope segmentation


• 7734-3: Haguenauer, P. et al.: The Very Large Telescope Interferometer: 2010 edition
• 7734-14: Schmid, C., R. Abuter, S. Ménardi, L. Andolfato, F. Delplancke, F. Derie, N. Di Lieto, R. Frahm, Ph. Gitton, N. Gomes, P. Haguenauer, S. Lévéque, S. Morel, A. Mueller, T. Phan Duc, E. Pozna, J. Sahlmann, N. Schuhler, and G. van Belle: Status of PRIMA for the VLTI or the quest for user-friendly fringe tracking
• 7734-17: Gomes, Nuno, Paulo J. V. Garcia, Éric Thiébaut, Stéphanie Renard and Mercedes Filho: Comparison between closure phase and phase referenced interferometric image reconstructions [poster]
• 7734-27: Mérand, Antoine, Stan Stefl , Pierre Bourget , Andres Ramirez , Fabien Patru , Pierre Haguenauer , Stéphane Brillant and the AMBER Instrument Operation Team (IOT): Perspectives for the AMBER Beam Combiner
• 7734-33: Gillessen, S., F. Eisenhauer, G. Perrin, W. Brandner, C. Straubmeier, K. Perraut, A. Amorim, M. Schöller et al.: GRAVITY: a four-telescope beam combiner instrument for the VLTI
• 7734-46: Rengaswamy, Sridharan, Julien H Girard, Guillaume Montagnier: Speckle Imaging with the SOAR and the very large telescopes
• 7734-51: Patru, F., A. Chiavassa, D. Mourard, N. Tarmoul: Direct imaging with a hypertelescope of red supergiant stellar surface
• 7734-89: Hummel, C.: A novel imaging algorithm for broadband aperture synthesis data
• 7734-96: Malbet, Fabien et al.: The 2010 Interferometric Imaging Beauty Contest
• 7734-114: Berger, J.-P. et al.: PIONIER: a visitor instrument for the VLTI
• 7734-115: Rengaswamy, Sridharan et al.: Evaluation of Performance of the MACAO Systems at the VLT
• 7734-116: Poupar, Sébastien et al.: Status of the VLTI-UT performances wrt vibrations
• 7734-130: Müller, A., Pott, J.-U., Morel, S., Abuter, R., van Belle, G., van Boekel, R., Burtscher, L., Delplancke, F., Henning, Th., Jaffe, W., Leinert, Ch., Lopez, B., Matter, A., Meisenheimer, K., Schmid, C., Tristram, K., and Verhoeff, A.P.: First results using PRIMA FSU as a fringe tracker for MIDI


• 7735-07: Bacon, R. et al.: The MUSE second-generation VLT instrument
• 7735-14: Pepe, F.A. et al.: ESPRESSO: the Echelle spectrograph for rocky exoplanets and stable spectroscopic observations
• 7735-29: Wilken, T., C. Lovis, A. Manescau, T. Steinmetz, L. Pasquini, G. Lo Curto, T. W. Hänsch, R. Holzwarth and Th. UdemHigh-precision calibration of spectrographs using laser frequency combs
• 7735-34: Lo Curto, Gaspare, Christophe Lovis, Tobias Wilken, Gerardo Avila, Bruno Chazelas, Theodor W. Hänsch, Ronald Holzwarth, Gerardo Ihle, Antonio Manescau, Luca Pasquini, Francesco Pepe, Rafael Rebolo, Alex Segovia, Peter Sinclaire, Tilo Steinmetz Thomas Udem, Francois Wildi: Along the path toward extremely precise radial velocity measurements
• 7735-40: Sharples, R. et al.: Recent progress on the KMOS multi-object integral-field spectrograph for ESO VLT
• 7735-53: Vernet, J. et al.: Performance of X-shooter, the new new wide band intermediate resolution spectrograph at the VLT
• 7735-58: Tuthill, Peter, Sylvestre Lacour, Paola Amico, Michael Ireland, Barnaby Norris, Paul Stewart, Tom Evans, Adam Kraus, Chris Lidman, Emanuela Pompei, Nicholas Kornweibel: Sparse Aperture Masking (SAM) at NAOS/CONICA on the VLT
• 7735-74: Ramsay, S. et al.: An overview of the E-ELT Instrumentation Programme
• 7735-84: Kasper, M. et al.: EPICS: direct imaging of exoplanets with the E-ELT
• 7735-85: Pasquini, L. et al.: CODEX
• 7735-99: Yaitskova, Natalia et al.: FOROS: Fresnel optical propagation code for SPHERE
• 7735-179: Claudi, R.U., M. Turatto, E. Giro, D. Mesa, U. Anselmi, P. Bruno, E. Cascone, V. de Caprio, S. Desidera, R.J. Dorn, D. Fantinel, G. Finger, R. G. Graton, L. Lessio, J.-L. Lizon, B. Salasnic, S. Scuderi, K. Dohlen, J. L. Beuzit, P. Puget, J. Antichi, N. Hubin, M. Kasper: SPHERE IFS: The Spectro Differential Imager of the VLT for Exoplanets Search
• 7735-186: Kelz, A. et al.: The calibration unit and detector tests for MUSE
• 7735-197: Baudoz, P., R.J. Dorn, J.-L. Lizon, T. Fusco, K. Dohlen, J. Charton, J.-L. Beuzit, P. Puget, D. Mouillet, M. Felt, F. Wildi, A. Barrufolo, M. Kasper, N. Hubin: The Differential Tip-Tilt Sensor of SPHERE
• 7735-205: Delabre, B. and A. Manescau:
• 7735-216: Gillet, Gordon et al.: Instrumentation at Paranal Observatory
• 7735-271: Bristow, Paul, Joel Vernet, Florian Kerber, Sabine Moehler, Andrea Modigliani: Using the X-shooter physical model to understand instrument flexure
• 7735-286: Kerber, F. et al.: Upgrade of VISIR the mid-infrared instrument at the VLT


• 7736-15: Holzlöhner, Ronald, Simon M. Rochester, Thomas Pfrommer, Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Dmitry Budker, James M. Higbie, and Wolfgang Hackenberg: Laser Guide Star Return Flux Simulations Based on Observed Sodium Density Profiles
• 7736-20: Arsenault, R. et al.: Manufacturing of the ESO Adaptive Optics Facility
• 7736-43: Le Louarn, M.: Progress and prospects in adaptive optics simulation capabilities
• 7736-49: Rawlings, Mark G., Lars-Ake Nyman and Baltasar Vila Vilaro: ALMA Science Operations and User Support (Software)
• 7736-60: Paufique, J. et al.: GRAAL: a seeing enhancer for the NIR wide-field imager Hawk-I
• 7736-65: Bonaccini Calia, Domenico et al.: PM fiber lasers at 589nm: a 20W transportable laser system for LGS return flux studies
• 7736-88: Fedrigo, Enrico, Reynald Bourtembourg , Robert Donaldson, Christian Soenke, Marcos Suarez Valles, Stefano Zampieri: SPARTA for the VLT: status and plans
• 7736-95: Girard, Julien H. V., Markus Kasper, Sascha P. Quanz, Matthew A. Kenworthy, Sridharan Rengaswamy, Rainer Schödel, Alexandre Gallenne, Stefan Gillessen, Nicolas Huerta, Pierre Kervella, Nick Kornweibel, Rainer Lenzen, Antoine Mérand, Guillaume Montagnier, Jared O'Neal, Gérard Zins and the NACO IOT: Status and new operation modes of the versatile VLT/NACO
• 7736-115: Marchetti, Enrico, Paola Amico, Enrico Fedrigo, Andreas Glindemann, Norbert Hubin, Paolo La Penna, Miska Le Louarn, Pierre-Yves Madec: Is ESO's adaptive optics facility suited for MCAO?
• 7736-122: Le Louarn, M., A. Glindemann, N. Hubin, E. Marchetti and P.-Y. Madec: Simulations for diffraction limited near-infrared adaptive optics systems on the AOF
• 7736-173: Fedrigo, Enrico, Robert Donaldson: SPARTA roadmap and future challenges
• 7736-207: Tordo, Sebastien: Integration and alignment of adaptive optics system: 10 years of experience at the VLT
• 7736-223: McDermid, Richard M., Davor Krajnovic, Michele Cappellari, Chadwick Trujillo, Julian Christou and Roger L. Davies: Weighing black holes using open-loop focus corrections for LGS-AO observations of galaxy nuclei at Gemini Observatory


• 7737-6: Ihle, G., B. Ahumada, J. Duk, J.C. Fluxá, A. González, I. Kastinen, A. Kaufer, E. Matamoros, M. Pavez, J.C. Pineda, A. Pizarro, I. Saviane, P. Sinclaire, M. Sterzik: A New La Silla Site Operations Paradigm
• 7737-8: Lundgren, A. et al.: APEX: Five years of operation
• 7737-10: Amico, Paola, Randall D. Campbell, Julian C. Christou: Laser Operations at the 8-10m class telescopes Gemini, Keck and the VLT: lessons learned, old and new challenges
• 7737-16: Nyman L.A., Andreani P., Hibbard J., and Okumura S.K: ALMA Science Operations
• 7737-22: Vreeswijk, Paul, Andreas Kaufer, Jason Spyromilio, Ricardo Schmutzer, Cédric Ledoux, Alain Smette, Annalisa De Cia: The VLT Rapid-Response Mode: implementation and scientific results
• 7737-33: Bierwirth, T., T. Szeifert, D. Dorigo, P. Nunes, M. Rejkuba, K. Baugh, M. klein Gebbinck, A. Manning, D. Muravov, I. Vera: New observing concepts for ESO Survey Telescopes
• 7737-45: Romaniello, Martino et al.: Science data production at ESO: strategy, plans and lessons learned
• 7737-48: Primas, F.: User support: new ways forward after 10 years of successful VLT operations
• 7737-55: Hummel, Wolfgang, Reinhard Hanuschik, Lander de Bilbao, Steffen Mieske, Thomas Szeifert, Valentin Ivanov, Sandra Castro: Quality Control and Data Flow Operations of the survey instrument VIRCAM
• 7737-56: Moehler, Sabine, Paul Bristow, Florian Kerber, Andrea Modigliani, Joel Vernet: The physical model in action: quality control for X-Shooter
• 7737-58: Dumke, Michael and Felipe Mac-Auliffe: he APEX calibration plan: goals, implementation, and achievements
• 7737-60: Bugueno Erich F.: Preventive Maintenance Optimization at Paranal Observatory [poster]
• 7737-61: Gonzalez B., Sergio: Reliability culture at La Silla Paranal Observatory
• 7737-66: Mirny, K., A. Modigliani, M. Neeser and D. Nürnberger: Recent developments for the SINFONI pipeline
• 7737-73: Weilenmann, Ueli, Christian Ramírez, Pierre Vanderheyden: Toward a "green" observatory
• 7737-74: González, Víctor et al.: First year of ALMA site software deployment: Where everything comes together
• 7737-81: Romaniello, M., S. Zampieri, C. Ceron, A. Wright, R. Hanuschik, C. Ledoux, F. Comeron: From Chile to Europe in minutes: Handling the data stream from ESO's Paranal observatory
• 7737-85: Modigliani, A. et al.: The X-Shooter pipeline
• 7737-86: Izzo, C. et al.: The new FORS pipeline


• 7738-03: Loupias, M. et al.: MUSE instrument global performance analysis
• 7738-29: Caillier, P. et al.: The MUSE Project from the dream towards reality
• 7738-53: González, J.C., S. D’Odorico, and S. Ramsay: E-ELT phase-A instrument studies: a system engineering view


• 7739-50: Dimmler, M., Max Kraus, Lothar Kern, Nicola Di Lieto: Vibration Damping System for ALMA Antenna Transporters
• 7739-84: Lizon, J.-L. et al.: Different ways of reducing vibrations induced by cryogenic instruments
• 7739-85: Manescau, A. et al.: Ultrastable operation of detectors for high resolution spectrograph
• 7739-95: Laurent, Florence et al.: MUSE Integral Field Unit: Test results on the first out of 24
• 7739-128: Buckley, D.A.H., F. Schindler, H. Gajjar, S. Leveque, J. W. Menzies and K. Sändig: A Novel Optical Sensor for Mirror Edge Sensing
• 7739-154: Lizon, J.-L. and M. Accardo: LN2 continuous flow cryostats, a compact vibration free cooling system for single to multiple detector systems
• 7739-155: Lizon, J.-L.: Liquid nitrogen pre-cooling of large infrared instrument at ESO
• 7739-156: Lizon, J.-L.: A very accurate filter wheel for a large field IR instrument
• 7739-157: Lizon, J.-L., A. Silber and G. Jakob: A hybrid liquid nitrogen system for the cooling of the ESO OmegaCAM
• 7739-158: Jakob, G., J.-L. Lizon: Advanced high-cooling power 2-stage Gifford-McMahon refrigerator systems
• 7739-159: Lizon, J.-L. et al.: First concept for the E-ELT cryogenic infrastructure
• 7739-171: Ihle, G., G. Avila, I.Kastinen, G. Lo Curto, A.Segovia, P. Sinclaire, R. Tomelleri: HARPS Secondary Guiding [poster]


• 7740-26: Nilsson, K.K. and O. Möller-Nilsson: Future management needs of a 'software-driven' science community
• 7740-30: Kiekebusch, M., G. Chiozzi, J. Knudstrup, D. Popovic, and G. Zins: Evolution of the VLT Instrument Control System towards industry standards
• 7740-53: Filippi, G., S. Jaque, F. Liello, R. Chini, F. Utreras, A. Wright, R. Lemke, F. Heissenhuber: EVALSO: a high-bandwidth communication infrastructure to efficiently connect the ESO Paranal and the Cerro Armazones Observatories to Europe
• 7740-65: Menay, Camilo E., Gabriel A. Zamora, Rodrigo J. Tobar, Jorge A. Avarias, Kevin R. Dahl-Skog, Horst H. von Brand and Gianluca Chiozzi: New Architectures Support for ALMA Common Software: Lessons learned
• 7740-72: Pozna, Eszter, Alain Smette, Ricardo Schmutzer, Roberto Abuter, Thanh Phan Duc, and Paolo Santin: New direction in the development of the observation software framework (BOSS)
• 7740-121: Troncoso, Nicolás et al.: A code generation framework for ALMA Common Software
• 7740-128: Avarias, Jorge A., Joao S. Lopez, Crist?an Maureira, Heiko Sommer and Gianluca Chiozzi: Introducing high performance distributed logging service for ACS
• 7740-130: Mora, Matias et al.: Integrating a university team in the ALMA software development process: A successful model for distributed collaborations
• 7740-217: Kiekebusch, M., G. Chiozzi, and P.Young: Instrument control software requirement specification for extreme large telescopes


• 7741-7: Siringo, Giorgio, Ernst Kreysa, Attila Kovács, Karl M. Menten, Jan Forbrich: Beginning of operation on APEX of the polarimeter for the Large APEX Bolometer Camera (LABOCA)
• 7741-12: Talvard, M. et al.: Status of the ArTeMiS camera to be installed on APEX
• 7741-68: Siringo, Giorgio (on behalf of APEX): A new generation of receivers on the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) [poster abstract]


• 7742-4: Downing, M. et al.: AO wavefront sensing detector developments at ESO
  
• 7742-27: Iwert, O. and B. Delabre: The challenge of highly curved monolithic imaging detectors
• 7742-45: Dorn, R.J., S. Eschbaumer, G. Finger, D. Ives, M. Meyer, J. Stegmeier: SIDECAR ASIC @ ESO
• 7742-57: Finger, G., R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, D. Ives, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, J. Stegmeier: Development of high speed low noise NIR HgCdTe Avalanche Photodiode Arrays for Adaptive Optics and Interferometry
• 7742-64: Ives, D., G. Finger, R.J. Dorn, S. Eschbaumer, L. Mehrgan, M. Meyer, J. Stegmeier: Performance Evaluation of 5 ?m cut-off Hawaii-2RG Detectors using the fast Readout Amplifiers


• Course SC-644: Chiozzi, G.: An Introduction to Scalable Frameworks for Observatory Software Infrastructure