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Paper Abstract
We present an update on LINC-NIRVANA (LN), an innovative, high-resolution infrared imager for the Large Binocular
Telescope (LBT). LN uses Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) for high-sky-coverage diffraction-limited
imagery and interferometric beam combination. The last two years have seen both successes and challenges. On the one
hand, final integration is proceeding well in the lab. We also achieved First Light at the LBT with the Pathfinder
experiment. On the other hand, funding constraints have forced a significant re-planning of the overall instrument
implementation. This paper presents our progress and plans for bringing the instrument online at the telescope.
Paper Details
Date Published: 8 July 2014
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91471M (8 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055467
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91471M (8 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055467
Show Author Affiliations
T. M. Herbst, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (Germany)
R. Ragazzoni, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
R. Ragazzoni, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (Italy)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
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