Paper 13094-35
Paper 13094-35
The US National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: operations commissioning: results and lessons learned (Invited Paper)
18 June 2024 • 14:00 - 14:30 Japan Standard Time | Room G403/404, North - 4F
Abstract
The National Science Foundation’s 4m Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on Haleakala, Maui is the largest solar telescope in the world. DKIST’s superb resolution and polarimetric sensitivity will enables astronomers to explore the origins of solar magnetism, the mechanisms of coronal heating and drivers of flares and coronal mass ejections. DKIST operates as a coronagraph at infrared wavelengths, providing crucial measurements of the magnetic field in the corona. During its Operations Commissioning Phase, DKIST has already conducted a significant number of shared-risk observations for community researchers. The complex data obtained from five instruments are calibrated by the DKIST Data Center located in Boulder and distributed to the science community. We’ll present examples of science results, discuss lessons learned and touch on ongoing instrument developments.
Presenter
National Solar Observatory (United States)
Dr. Thomas Rimmele is Project Director for the 4m Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. Designed to deliver critical spectral and polarimetric observations of the sun, DKIST will observe with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity and our understanding of solar magnetism and its influence on Earth and our technological society. Dr. Rimmele received his PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany. He is a tenured Astronomer at the NSO. His research interests include solar adaptive optics, multi-conjugate adaptive optics, high resolution imaging techniques, instrumentation and the study of solar magnetic fields and the origins of solar activity. Dr. Rimmele is a Senior Member and Fellow of SPIE.