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1. SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM): seeing improvement with a UV laser

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Tokovinin, Andrei, Cantarutti, Rolando, Tighe, Roberto, Schurter, Patricio, Martinez, Manuel, Thomas, Sandrine, and van der Bliek, Nicole

Subjects
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

The adaptive module of the 4.1-m SOAR telescope, SAM, corrects ground-layer turbulence using a UV laser guide star. It has been commissioned in 2013 and it is in regular science operation since 2014. SAM works with the CCD imager covering a 3' field or with the speckle camera. It operates routinely and stably, delivering resolution in the I band equal to the free-atmosphere seeing. This paper describes the SAM system as a whole, providing essential reference for its users and technical information of interest to instrumentalists. Operation of the instrument, its performance, and science projects done with SAM so far are reviewed., Comment: Accepted for publication in PASP. 14 pages, 12 figures

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2016
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2. Advancing the Vera C. Rubin Observatory active optics control system

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Megias Homar, Guillem, Meyers, Joshua M., Thomas, Sandrine J., Kahn, Steven M., Connolly, Andrew J., Crenshaw, John Franklin, Kalmbach, J. Bryce, Suberlak, Krzysztof, Polen, Rebekah, Tsai, Tei-Wei, Ribeiro, Tiago, Tighe, Roberto, Rodeghiero, Gabriele, Canestrari, Rodolfo, Giro, Enrico, Niell, Douglas, Kubánek, Petr, Rosignoli, Luca, Rivera, Mario, Sebag, Jacques, Mills, Dave, Zorzi, Pablo, López, Juan, Jimenez, David, Ordenes, Ian, and Fabrega, Juan

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2024
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4. Image quality estimation: pathfinding for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Urbach, Elana K., Claver, Charles F., Dennihy, Erik, Fabrega, Juan, Fanning, Kevin, Fisher-Levine, Merlin, Hebert, Claire-Alice, Ingraham, Patrick, Jimenez, David, Johnson, Tony, Lage, Craig, Lupton, Robert, Meyers, Joshua, Park, HyeYun, Pedersen, Eske, Rivera, Mario, Sebag, Jacques, Shugart, Alysha, Sotuela, Ioana, Stalder, Brian, Stubbs, Christopher W., Thayer, Gregg, Thomas, Sandrine, Tighe, Roberto, and Walter, Christopher W.

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2024
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5. The Vera C. Rubin's M2 support system integration and verification at the TMA

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Rodeghiero, Gabriele, Rosignoli, Luca, Canestrari, Rodolfo, Giro, Enrico, Zorzi, Pablo, Tsai, Te-Wei, Drass, Holger, Kang, Yijung, Tighe, Roberto, Neil, Doug, Colleoni, Franco, Daruich, Felipe, Lutfi, Mostafa, Megias Homar, Guillem, Quint, Bruno C., Ribeiro, Tiago, Roberts, Austin, Sebag, Jacques, Stalder, Brian, Siruno, Kevin, Sonaniskar, Malhar, Fanning, Kevin, Ferguson, Peter, Kubánek, Petr, Thomas, Sandrine J., Claver, Chuck, Clemens, Andy W., Reil, Kevin, Muñoz Arancibia, Freddy, Andrew, John, Ordenez Jimenez, Ian E., Godoy, Robinson, Rivera, Mario, Park, HyeYun, Sanmartim, David, Venegas, Paulina, Aubel, Karla, Shugart, Alysha, Brescia, Massimo, Cabrera, David, Jimenez, David, Morales, Carlos, Fausti, Angelo, Gessner, Chuck J., and Owen, Russel

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2024
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6. Rubin Observatory technical challenges and resolutions

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Navarro, Ramón, Jedamzik, Ralf, Sebag, Jacques, Neill, Douglas, Aguilar, Christian, Andrew, John, Araya, Claudio, Barr, Jeffrey, Canestrari, Rodolfo, Clements, Andy W., Colleoni, Franco, Constanzo, Julio, Daruich, Felipe, Drass, Holger, Fábrega, Juan, Giro, Enrico, Godoy, Robinson, Herrera, Hernan, Jimenez Mejias, David, Krabbendam, Victor, Kubanek, Petr, Lage, Craig, Lopez, Juan, Matemala, Luis, Maulen, Guido, Meneses, Gonzalo, Mills, Dave, Munoz, Freddy, Nunez, Oscar, Ordenes, Ian, Orellana, Juan, Olivares, Roberto, Parra, Maria Fernanda, Pasten, Claudio, Quint, Bruno, Quintero, Jose Miguel, Rivera, Mario, Rodeghiero, Gabriele, Rosignoli, Luca, Rojas, Rodrigo, Romero, Sandra, Sepulveda, Edgard, Serrano, Eduardo, Silva, Cristian, Stalder, Brian, Tapia, Diego, Thomas, Sandrine, Tighe, Roberto, Tsai, Te-Wei, Vergara, Luis, Vucina, Tomislav, and Zorzi, Pablo

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2024
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7. Rubin Observatory hexapods: issues and upgrades

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Neill, Douglas R., primary, Johnson, Brian, additional, Cho, Myung, additional, Daruich, Felipe, additional, Drass, Holger, additional, Lutfi, Mostafa, additional, Sirano, Kevin, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Tsai, Te-Wei, additional, and Wiecha, Oliver, additional

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2022
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8. Rubin Observatory Commissioning Camera: summit integration

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Stalder, Brian, primary, Reil, Kevin, additional, Aguilar, Christian, additional, Araya, Claudio, additional, Borstad, Anthony, additional, Bowdish, Boyd, additional, Cho, Myung, additional, Cisneros, Stephen, additional, Claver, Chuck, additional, Constanzo, Julio, additional, Corvetto, Giovanni, additional, Drass, Holger, additional, Economou, Frossie, additional, Dennihy, Erik, additional, Eisner, Alan, additional, Fabrega, Juan, additional, Fausti Neto, Angelo, additional, Fisher-Levine, Merlin, additional, Gonzalez, Ivan, additional, Harris, Ronald, additional, Hascall, Diane, additional, Haupt, Justine, additional, Hoblitt, Josh, additional, Howard, James, additional, Huffer, Mike, additional, Jenness, Tim, additional, Jiménez Mejías, David, additional, Johnson, Brian, additional, Johnson, Tony, additional, Krughoff, K. Simon, additional, Lage, Craig, additional, Lange, Travis, additional, Liang, Ming, additional, Lopez, Juan, additional, Lopez, Margaux, additional, Lupton, Robert, additional, Maulen, Guido, additional, Menanteau, Felipe, additional, Mills, Neill, additional, Morris, Glenn, additional, Munoz, Freddy, additional, Neal, Homer, additional, Neill, Douglas R., additional, Newbry, Scott, additional, Nomerotski, Andrei, additional, Onoprienko, Dmitry, additional, Ordenes, Ian, additional, Orellana, Juan, additional, Osier, Shawn, additional, Park, HyeYun, additional, Pietrowicz, Stephen, additional, Plazas Malagón, Andrés Alejandro, additional, Poczulp, Gary, additional, Qiu, Brian, additional, Quint, Bruno, additional, Reinking, Heinrich, additional, Reuter, Michael, additional, Ribeiro, Tiago, additional, Rojas, Rodrigo, additional, Romero, Sandra, additional, Schindler, Rafe, additional, Schoening, Bill, additional, Sebag, Jacques, additional, Shugart, Alysha, additional, Silva, Cristian, additional, Sotuela, Ioana, additional, Tache, Anthony, additional, Tapia, Diego, additional, Thayer, John G., additional, Thomas, Sandrine, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Tsai, Tei-Wei, additional, Turri, Max, additional, Tyson, Anthony, additional, Vergara, Luis, additional, Walter, Christopher, additional, Wiecha, Oliver, additional, and Xiong, Van, additional

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2022
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9. Rubin Observatory Simonyi survey telescope status overview

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Thomas, Sandrine J., primary, Barr, Jeffrey D., additional, Callahan, Shawn, additional, Clements, Andrew, additional, Daruich, Felipe, additional, Fabrega, Juan, additional, Ingraham, Patrick, additional, Munoz, Freddy, additional, Neill, Douglas R., additional, Ribeiro, Tiago, additional, Sebag, Jacques, additional, Serrano, Eduardo, additional, Stalder, Brian, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Vucina, Tomislav, additional, Connolly, Andrew, additional, Kalmbach, Bryce, additional, Suberlak, Chris, additional, and Tsai, Te-Wei, additional

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2022
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10. Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Telescope and site status

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Thomas, Sandrine J., primary, Barr, Jeffrey D., additional, Callahan, Shawn P., additional, Clements, Andy W., additional, Daruich, Felipe, additional, Fabrega, Juan, additional, Ingraham, Patrick J., additional, Gressler, William J., additional, Munoz, Freddy, additional, Neill, Douglas R., additional, Ribeiro, Tiago, additional, Sebag, Jacques, additional, Serrano, Eduardo, additional, Stalder, Brian, additional, tighe, Roberto, additional, Vucina, Tomislav, additional, and Xin, Bo, additional

Published
2020
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12. Vera C. Rubin Observatory system integration, test, and commissioning: strategy and status

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Sebag, Jacques, primary, Claver, Charles F., additional, Thomas, Sandrine J., additional, Reil, kevin, additional, Barr, Jeffrey, additional, Bechtol, Keith, additional, Daruich, Felipe, additional, fabrega, juan, additional, Guy, leanne P., additional, ingraham, patrick, additional, krabbendam, victor, additional, lopez, margaux, additional, Munoz, Freddy, additional, Neill, Doug, additional, O'Mullane, Wil, additional, Reuter, Michael, additional, Roberts, Austin, additional, Ribeiro, Tiago, additional, Serrano, Eduardo, additional, Silva, Cristian, additional, Stalder, Brian, additional, tighe, roberto, additional, and Xin, Bo, additional

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2020
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13. TripleSpec 4: near-IR spectroscopy for the SOAR telescope

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Herter, Terry L., primary, Henderson, Chuck, additional, Bonati, Marco, additional, Wilson, John, additional, Allers, Katelyn, additional, David, Nicole, additional, Elias, Jonathan H., additional, James, David, additional, Piraces, Jose, additional, Points, Sean, additional, Probst, Ron, additional, Schlawin, Everett A., additional, Schurter, Patricio, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, and Warner, Michael, additional

Published
2020
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16. Vera C. Rubin Observatory auxiliary telescope commissioning as a control system pathfinder

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Ingraham, Patrick J., primary, Clements, Andy W., additional, Ribeiro, Tiago, additional, Reuter, Michael A., additional, Fisher-Levine, Merlin, additional, Hoblitt, Joshua, additional, Lupton, Robert H., additional, Thomas, Sandrine, additional, Stubbs, Christopher W., additional, Arndt, Kirk, additional, Callahan, Nick, additional, Claver, CHarles F., additional, Colleoni, Franco, additional, Corral, Luis, additional, Doherty, Peter, additional, Economou, Frossie, additional, Fausti, Angel, additional, Jeness, Tim, additional, Khine, Htut, additional, Krughoff, Simon, additional, Mondrik, Nicholas, additional, Menanteau, Felipe, additional, Mills, David J., additional, O'Mullane, William, additional, Reil, Kevin A., additional, Rivera, Mario, additional, Stalder, Brian, additional, Sebag, Jacques, additional, Shipsey, Ian, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Thornton, Adam J., additional, Villalobos, Andres, additional, and Wiecha, Oliver, additional

Published
2020
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17. Rubin Observatory Commissioning Camera: summit integration

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Evans, Christopher J., Bryant, Julia J., Motohara, Kentaro, Stalder, Brian, Reil, Kevin, Aguilar, Christian, Araya, Claudio, Borstad, Anthony, Bowdish, Boyd, Cho, Myung, Cisneros, Stephen, Claver, Chuck, Constanzo, Julio, Corvetto, Giovanni, Drass, Holger, Economou, Frossie, Dennihy, Erik, Eisner, Alan, Fabrega, Juan, Fausti Neto, Angelo, Fisher-Levine, Merlin, Gonzalez, Ivan, Harris, Ronald, Hascall, Diane, Haupt, Justine, Hoblitt, Josh, Howard, James, Huffer, Mike, Jenness, Tim, Jiménez Mejías, David, Johnson, Brian, Johnson, Tony, Krughoff, K. Simon, Lage, Craig, Lange, Travis, Liang, Ming, Lopez, Juan, Lopez, Margaux, Lupton, Robert, Maulen, Guido, Menanteau, Felipe, Mills, Neill, Morris, Glenn R., Munoz, Freddy, Neal, Homer, Neill, Douglas R., Newbry, Scott, Nomerotski, Andrei, Onoprienko, Dmitry, Ordenes, Ian, Orellana, Juan, Osier, Shawn, Park, HyeYun, Pietrowicz, Steve, Plazas, Andres, Poczulp, Gary, Qiu, Brian, Quint, Bruno, Reinking, Heinrich, Reuter, Michael, Ribeiro, Tiago, Rojas, Rodrigo, Romero, Sandra, Schindler, Rafe, Schoening, Bill, Sebag, Jacques, Shugart, Alysha, Silva, Cristian, Sotuela, Ioana, Tache, Anthony, Tapia, Diego, Thayer, John G., Thomas, Sandrine, Tighe, Roberto, Tsai, Tei-Wei, Turri, Max, Tyson, Tony, Vergara, Luis, Walter, Christopher, Wiecha, Oliver, and Xiong, Van

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2022
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18. Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope status overview

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Thomas, Sandrine J., Barr, Jeffrey, Callahan, Shawn, Clements, Andy W., Daruich, Felipe, Fábrega, Juan, Ingraham, Patrick, Muñoz, Freddy, Neill, Douglas, Ribeiro, Tiago, Sebag, Jacques, Serrano, Eduardo, Stalder, Brian, Tighe, Roberto, Vucina, Tomislav, Connolly, Andrew, Kalmbach, J. Bryce, Suberlak, Chris, and Tsai, Te-Wei

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2022
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19. Rubin Observatory primary tertiary mirror cell assembly: final integration and commissioning

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Daruich, Felipe, Aguilar, Christian, Andrew, John, Araya, Claudio, Aubel, Karla, Boutigny, Dominique, Bugueno, Erich, Clements, Andy, Colleoni, Franco, Daugherty, Ken, Ferguson, Peter, Fernández, Miguel, García, Manuel, Godoy, Robinson, Harris, Ron, Jeremie, Andrea, Johnson, Brian, Kang, Yijung, Kubanek, Petr, Lopez, Juan, Lopez, Robert, Neill, Douglas, Munoz, Freddy, Ordenes, Ian, Park, HyeYun, Pineiro, Eddie, Quint, Bruno, Rascon, Mario, Reeve, Tom, Ribeiro, Tiago, Rivera, Mario, Rodrigues, Felipe, Rojas, Rodrigo, Sanmartim, David, Sebag, Jacques, Shannon, Troy, Sonaniskar, Malhar, Sotuela, Ioana, Stalder, Brian, Tighe, Roberto, Thomas, Sandrine, Urban, Jeff, Vucina, Tomislav, Weinberger, Stuart, and Zeller, David

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2024
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20. Rubin M1M3 support system dynamic performance

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Quint, Bruno C., Daruich, Felipe, Kubánek, Petr, Neill, Douglas R., Megias, Guillem, Shestakov, Adrian, Shugart, Alysha, Jeremie, Andrea, Levine, Benjamin, Stalder, Brian, Lage, Craig, Sanmartim, David, Boutigny, Dominique, Urbach, Elana, Dennihy, Erik, Muñoz Arancibia, Freddy, Drass, Holger, Park, HyeYun, Sevilla-Noarbe, Ignacio, Sotuela, Ioana, Sebag, Jacques, Hernández, Joaquín, Carlin, Jeffrey, Aubel, Karla, Fanning, Kevin, Reil, Kevin, Toribio San Cipriano, Laura, Fisher-Levine, Merlin, Ferguson, Peter, Tighe, Roberto, Thomas, Sandrine, Ribeiro, Tiago, and Kang, Yijung

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2024
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21. Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope integrated mount performance

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Stalder, Brian, Munoz, Freddy, Aguilar, Christian, Araya, Claudio, Aubel, Karla, Barr, Jeffrey, Borstad, Anthony, Claver, Charles, Clements, Andy W., Constanzo, Julio, Corvetto, Giovanni, Coughlin, Eric, Daruich, Felipe, Dennihy, Erik, Drass, Holger, Esteves, Johnny, Fábrega, Juan, Fanning, Kevin, Ferguson, Peter, Fernandez, Manuelangel Garcia, Fernandez, Miguel, Fernandez Lobon, Pelayo, Fisher-Levine, Merlin, Gamundi, Samuel Bellver, Garcia, Julen, Gonzalez, Ivan, Harris, Ronald, Herrera, Hernan, Hoblitt, Joshua, Izpizua, Alberto, Jimenez Mejias, David, Johnson, Brian, Kang, Yijung, Kelkar, Kshitija, Lage, Craig, Lopez Toro, Juan, Maulen, Guido, Mills, David, Mills, Neill, Neill, Doug, Nunez, Oscar, Ordenes, Ian, Orellana, Juan, Park, HyeYun, Quint, Bruno, Reil, Kevin, Reinking, Heinrich, Reuter, Michael, Ribeiro, Tiago, Rojas, Rodrigo, Romero, Sandra, Romero Casas, Francisco Manuel, Sanmartim, David, Saunders, Clare, Schoening, Bill, Sebag, Jacques, Serrano, Eduardo, Shestakov, Adrian, Shugart, Alysha, Silva, Christian, Siruno, Kevin, Sotuela, Ioana, Tache, Anthony, Tapia, Diego, Thomas, Sandrine, Tighe, Roberto, Tsai, Te-Wei, Urbach, Elana, Vergara, Luis, and Walter, Christopher

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2024
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22. The SOAR telescope atmospheric dispersion corrector

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Heathcote, Steve, primary, Briceno, Cesar, primary, Cecil, Gerald, primary, O'Donoghue, Darragh, primary, Tighe, Roberto, primary, Schurter, Patricio, primary, Martínez, Manuel, primary, Cantarruti, Rolando, primary, and Estay, Omar, primary

Published
2018
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23. Vera C. Rubin Observatory auxiliary telescope commissioning as a control system pathfinder

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Guzman, Juan C., Ibsen, Jorge, Ingraham, Patrick, Clements, Andy W., Ribeiro, Tiago, Reuter, Michael A., Fisher-Levine, Merlin, Hoblitt, Joshua, Lupton, Robert H., Thomas, Sandrine, Stubbs, Christopher W., Arndt, Kirk T., Callahan, Nick, Claver, Charles F., Colleoni, Franco, Corral, Luis, Doherty, Peter, Economou, Frossie, Fausti Neto, Angel, Jeness, Tim, Khine, Htut, Krughoff, K. Simon, Mondrik, Nicholas, Menanteau, Felipe, Mills, David J., O'Mullane, William, Reil, Kevin A., Rivera, Mario, Stalder, Brian, Sebag, Jacques, Shipsey, Ian, Tighe, Roberto, Thornton, Adam J., Villalobos, Andres, and Wiecha, Oliver

Published
2020
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24. Vera C. Rubin Observatory: telescope and site status

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Thomas, Sandrine J., Barr, Jeffrey, Callahan, Shawn, Clements, Andy W., Daruich, Felipe, Fabrega, Juan, Ingraham, Patrick, Gressler, William, Munoz, Freddy, Neill, Doug, Ribeiro, Tiago, Sebag, Jacques, Serrano, Eduardo, Stalder, Brian, Tighe, Roberto, Vucina, Tomislav, and Xin, Bo

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2020
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27. Vera C. Rubin Observatory system integration, test, and commissioning: strategy and status

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Marshall, Heather K., Spyromilio, Jason, Usuda, Tomonori, Sebag, Jacques, Claver, Charles F., Thomas, Sandrine J., Reil, Kevin, Barr, Jeffrey, Bechtol, Keith, Daruich, Felipe, Fabrega, Juan, Guy, Leanne P., Ingraham, Patrick, Krabbendam, Victor, Lopez, Margaux, Munoz, Freddy, Neill, Doug, O'Mullane, Wil, Reuter, Michael, Roberts, Austin, Ribeiro, Tiago, Serrano, Eduardo, Silva, Cristian, Stalder, Brian, Tighe, Roberto, and Xin, Bo

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2020
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31. The Blanco Telescope and its instruments: a status report

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Abbott, Timothy M. C., additional, Walker, Alistair R., additional, Points, Sean D., additional, James, David J., additional, Gregory, Brooke, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, David, Nicole, additional, Parkes, Esteban, additional, Cantarutti, Rolando, additional, Warner, Michael, additional, Estay, Omar, additional, Martínez, Manuel, additional, Bonati, Marco, additional, Bustos, Edison, additional, Montané, Andrés, additional, Muñoz, Freddy, additional, and Schurter, Patricio, additional

Published
2016
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32. Save our secondary: recovering a broken 1.3-m mirror

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Abbott, Timothy M. C., additional, Probst, Ronald G., additional, Poczulp, Gary, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Schurter, Patricio, additional, Montané, Andrés, additional, DeVries, Joseph, additional, Harris, Ronald C., additional, Elias, Jonathan, additional, Martinez, Manuel, additional, and Saa, Oscar, additional

Published
2014
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36. Dark energy camera installation at CTIO: overview

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Abbott, Timothy M., primary, Muñoz, Freddy, additional, Walker, Alistair R., additional, Smith, Chris, additional, Montane, Andrés, additional, Gregory, Brooke, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Schurter, Patricio, additional, van der Bliek, Nicole S., additional, and Schumacher, German, additional

Published
2012
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38. The SOAR optical imager: status and first results

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Moorwood, Alan F. M., Iye, Masanori, Schwarz, Hugo E., Ashe, Michael, Boccas, Maxime, Bonati, Marco, Delgado, Francisco, Gálvez, Ramón, Martinez, Manuel, Schurter, Patricio, Schmidt, Ricardo, Tighe, Roberto, Walker, Alistair, Moorwood, Alan F. M., Iye, Masanori, Schwarz, Hugo E., Ashe, Michael, Boccas, Maxime, Bonati, Marco, Delgado, Francisco, Gálvez, Ramón, Martinez, Manuel, Schurter, Patricio, Schmidt, Ricardo, Tighe, Roberto, and Walker, Alistair

Abstract

We briefly describe the SOAR Optical Imager (SOI), the first light instrument for the 4.1m SOuthern Astronomical Research (SOAR) telescope now being commissioned on Cerro Pachón in the mountains of northern Chile. The SOI has a mini-mosaic of 2 2kx4k CCDs at its focal plane, a focal reducer camera, two filter cartridges, and a linear ADC. The instrument was designed to produce precision photometry and to fully exploit the expected superb image quality of the SOAR telescope over a 5.5x5.5 arcmin2 field with high throughput down to the atmospheric cut-off, and close reproduction of photometric pass-bands throughout 310-1050 nm. During early engineering runs in April 2004, we used the SOI to take images as part of the test program for the actively controlled primary mirror of the SOAR telescope, one of which we show in this paper. Taken just three months after the arrival of the optics in Chile, we show that the stellar images have the same diameter of 0.74" as the simultaneously measured seeing disk at the time of observation. We call our image "Engineering 1st Light" and in the near future expect to be able to produce images with diameters down to 0.3" in the R band over a 5.5' field during about 20% of the observing time, using the tip-tilt adaptive corrector we are implementing.

Published
2004

39. The SOAR Optical Imager

Author

Iye, Masanori, Moorwood, Alan F. M., Walker, Alistair R., Ashe, Michael, Boccas, Maxime, Bonati, Marco, Delgado, Francisco, Galvez, Ramon, Martinez, Manuel, Schurter, Patricio, Schmidt, Ricardo, Tighe, Roberto, Iye, Masanori, Moorwood, Alan F. M., Walker, Alistair R., Ashe, Michael, Boccas, Maxime, Bonati, Marco, Delgado, Francisco, Galvez, Ramon, Martinez, Manuel, Schurter, Patricio, Schmidt, Ricardo, and Tighe, Roberto

Abstract

The SOAR Optical Imager (SOI) is the commissioning instrument for the 4.2-m SOAR telescope, which is sited on Cerro Pachón, and due for first light in April 2003. It is being built at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, and is one of a suite of first-light instruments being provided by the four SOAR partners (NOAO, Brazil, University of North Carolina, Michigan State University). The instrument is designed to produce precision photometry and to fully exploit the expected superb image quality of the SOAR telescope, over a 6x6 arcmin field. Design goals include maintaining high throughput down to the atmospheric cut-off, and close reproduction of photometric passbands throughout 310-1050nm. The focal plane consists of a two-CCD mosaic of 2Kx4K Lincoln Labs CCDs, following an atmospheric dispersion corrector, focal reducer, and tip-tilt sensor. Control and data handling are within the LabVIEW-Linux environment used throughout the SOAR Project.

Published
2003

40. ISPI: the infared side port imager for the CITO 4-m telescope

Author

Iye, Masanori, Moorwood, Alan F. M., Probst, Ronald G., Montane, Andres, Warner, Michael, Boccas, Maxime, Bonati, Marco, Galvez, Ramon, Tighe, Roberto, Ashe, Mike, van der Bliek, Nicole, Blum, Robert, Iye, Masanori, Moorwood, Alan F. M., Probst, Ronald G., Montane, Andres, Warner, Michael, Boccas, Maxime, Bonati, Marco, Galvez, Ramon, Tighe, Roberto, Ashe, Mike, van der Bliek, Nicole, and Blum, Robert

Abstract

The new operations model for the CTIO Blanco 4-m telescope will use a small suite of fixed facility instruments for imaging and spectroscopy. The Infrared Side Port Imager, ISPI, provides the infrared imaging capability. We describe the optical, mechanical, electronic, and software components of the instrument. The optical design is a refractive camera-collimator system. The cryo-mechanical packaging integrates two LN2-cooled dewars into a compact, straightline unit to fit within space constraints at the bent Cassegrain telescope focus. A HAWAII 2 2048 x 2048 HgCdTe array is operated by an SDSU II array controller. Instrument control is implemented with ArcVIEW, a proprietary LabVIEW-based software package. First light on the telescope is planned for September 2002.

Published
2003

41. SAM sees the light

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Tokovinin, Andrei, primary, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Schurter, Patricio, additional, Cantarutti, Rolando, additional, van der Bliek, Nicole, additional, Martinez, Manuel, additional, Mondaca, Eduardo, additional, Montané, Andrés, additional, and Naudy Cortés, Wolnays, additional

Published
2010
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44. Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope status overview.

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Thomas, Sandrine J., Barr, Jeffrey, Callahan, Shawn, Clements, Andy W., Daruich, Felipe, Fábrega, Juan, Ingraham, Patrick, Muñoz, Freddy, Neill, Douglas, Ribeiro, Tiago, Sebag, Jacques, Serrano, Eduardo, Stalder, Brian, Tighe, Roberto, Vucina, Tomislav, Connolly, Andrew, Kalmbach, J. Bryce, Suberlak, Chris, and Tsai, Te-Wei

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2022
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45. SAM: a facility GLAO instrument

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Tokovinin, Andrei, primary, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Schurter, Patricio, additional, Cantarutti, Rolando, additional, van der Bliek, Nicole, additional, Martinez, Manuel, additional, Mondaca, Eduardo, additional, and Montane, Andres, additional

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2008
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46. Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Victor M. Blanco 4-m Telescope, and the Dark Energy Survey

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Abbott, Timothy M. C., primary, Catarutti, Rolando, additional, Mondaca, Eduardo, additional, Montane, Andres, additional, Schumacher, German, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Walker, Alistair, additional, Allspach, Del, additional, Cease, Herman, additional, Flaugher, Brenna, additional, Peoples, John, additional, Stefanik, Andrew, additional, Thaler, Jon, additional, and Simatis, Vaidotas J., additional

Published
2006
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47. ISPI: a wide-field NIR imager for the CTIO Blanco 4-m telescope

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van der Bliek, Nicole S., primary, Norman, Dara, additional, Blum, Robert D., additional, Probst, Ronald G., additional, Montane, Andres, additional, Galvez, Ramon, additional, Warner, Michael, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Delgado, Francisco, additional, and Martinez, Manuel, additional

Published
2004
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48. The SOAR Optical Imager

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Walker, Alistair R., primary, Boccas, Maxime, additional, Bonati, Marco, additional, Galvez, Ramon, additional, Martinez, Manual, additional, Schurter, Patricio, additional, Schmidt, Ricardo E., additional, Ashe, Michael C., additional, Delgado, Francisco, additional, and Tighe, Roberto, additional

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2003
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49. ISPI: the infared side port imager for the CITO 4-m telescope

Author

Probst, Ronald G., primary, Montane, Andres, additional, Warner, Michael, additional, Boccas, Maxime, additional, Bonati, Marco, additional, Galvez, Ramon, additional, Tighe, Roberto, additional, Ashe, Michael C., additional, van der Bliek, Nicole S., additional, and Blum, Robert D., additional

Published
2003
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