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Bringing the New Adaptive Optics Module for Interferometry (NAOMI) into Operation

No. 177 (September 2019), 19–23

Authors
  • Gonté, Frédéric [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Abad, Jose Antonio [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Abuter, Roberto [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Aller Carpentier, Emmanuel [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Alonso, Jaime [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Andofalto, Luigi [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Barriga, Pablo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Berger, Jean-Philippe [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Beuzit, Jean-Luc [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Blanchard, Israel [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Bonnet, Henri [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Bourdarot, Guillaume [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Bourget, Pierre [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Brast, Roland [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Bristow, Paul [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Caniguante, Luis [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Cerda, Susana [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Cid, Claudia [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Correa, Alex [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Cottalorda, Eric [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Courtney-Barrer, Benjamin [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Darré, Pascaline [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Delabre, Bernard [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Delboulbé, Alain [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Dembet, Roderick [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Donaldson, Ronald [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Dorn, Reinhold [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Dupeyron, Jorge [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Dupuy, Christophe [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Egner, Sebastian [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Eisenhauer, Frank [Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany]
  • Faundez, Lorena [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Fedrigo, Enrico [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Fischer, Gerhard [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Frank, Christoph [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Fuenteseca, Eloy [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Gitton, Philippe [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Guerlet, Thibaut [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Guieu, Sylvain [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Gutierrez, Pablo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Haguenauer, Pierre [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Haimerl, Andreas [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Haubois, Xavier [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Heritier, Cédric [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Huber, Stefan [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Hubin, Norbert [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Jolley, Paul [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Jocou, Laurent [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Kirchbauer, Jean-Paul [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Kolb, Johann [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Kosmalski, Johan [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Krempl, Peter [KRP Mechatec GmbH, Garching, Germany]
  • La Fuente, Carlos [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Le Bouquin, Jean-Baptiste [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Le Louarn, Miska [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Lilley, Paul [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Lopez, Bruno [Laboratoire Lagrange, Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, France]
  • Lopez, Marcelo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Magnard, Yves [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Marchetti, Enrico [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Mclay, Stewart [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Meilland, Anthony [Laboratoire Lagrange, Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, France]
  • Meister, Alexander [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Mérand, Antoine [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Moulin, Thibaut [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Pasquini, Luca [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Paufique, Jérôme [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Percheron, Isabelle [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Pettazzi, Lorenzo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Pfuhl, Oliver [Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany]
  • Phan, Duc [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Pino, Andres [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Pirani, Werther [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Quentin, Jutta [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Rakich, Andrew [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Ramirez, Andrés [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Ridings, Robert [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Riedel, Mario [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Reyes, Javier [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Rochat, Sylvain [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Sanchez, Juan [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Santos Tomás, Gonsalo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Schmid, Christian [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Shchekaturov, Pavel [Pactum LTD, London, UK]
  • Schuhler, Nicolas [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Seidel, Matthias [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Soenke, Christian [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Stadler, Eric [Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG), Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, France]
  • Stephan, Christian [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Suárez, Marcos [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Todorović, Mirko [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Valdes, Guillermo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Verinaud, Cristophe [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Woillez, Julien [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Zins, Gérard [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Zúñiga-Fernández, Sebastian [European Southern Observatory (ESO); Universidad de Valparaíso, Instituto de Física y Astronomía (IFA), Chile; Núcleo Milenio de Formación Planetaria (NPF), Valparaíso, Chile]
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Telescopes and Instrumentation
Abstract

NAOMI was developed by a consortium composed of IPAG and ESO. Its Provisional Acceptance Chile review was held in April 2019. The NAOMI systems that have been installed on the Auxiliary Telescopes make the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) and its instruments much less dependent on the atmospheric and dome seeing conditions. NAOMI increases the interferometer’s operability and improves the performance of its instruments and, very early on, was identified as being critical to the VLTI. In this article, we review the project, describe its principles and architecture, and offer a preview of the improvements it brings to VLTI instruments.

DOI
Bibcode
2019Msngr.177...19G
Dates
Created: 2019-09-01/2019-09-30
Length
5 pages
Rights
Copyright European Southern Observatory

Cite this article:

Gonté, F., Abad, J., Abuter, R., Aller Carpentier, E., Alonso, J., Andofalto, L., Barriga, P., Berger, J., Beuzit, J., Blanchard, I., Bonnet, H., Bourdarot, G., Bourget, P., Brast, R., Bristow, P., Caniguante, L., Cerda, S., Cid, C., Correa, A., Cottalorda, E., Courtney-Barrer, B., Darré, P., Delabre, B., Delboulbé, A., Dembet, R., Donaldson, R., Dorn, R., Dupeyron, J., Dupuy, C., Egner, S., Eisenhauer, F., Faundez, L., Fedrigo, E., Fischer, G., Frank, C., Fuenteseca, E., Gitton, P., Guerlet, T., Guieu, S., Gutierrez, P., Haguenauer, P., Haimerl, A., Haubois, X., Heritier, C., Huber, S., Hubin, N., Jolley, P., Jocou, L., Kirchbauer, J., Kolb, J., Kosmalski, J., Krempl, P., La Fuente, C., Le Bouquin, J., Le Louarn, M., Lilley, P., Lopez, B., Lopez, M., Magnard, Y., Marchetti, E., Mclay, S., Meilland, A., Meister, A., Mérand, A., Moulin, T., Pasquini, L., Paufique, J., Percheron, I., Pettazzi, L., Pfuhl, O., Phan, D., Pino, A., Pirani, W., Quentin, J., Rakich, A., Ramirez, A., Ridings, R., Riedel, M., Reyes, J., Rochat, S., Sanchez, J., Santos Tomás, G., Schmid, C., Shchekaturov, P., Schuhler, N., Seidel, M., Soenke, C., Stadler, E., Stephan, C., Suárez, M., Todorović, M., Valdes, G., Verinaud, C., Woillez, J., Zins, G., Zúñiga-Fernández, S.; Bringing the New Adaptive Optics Module for Interferometry (NAOMI) into Operation. The Messenger 177 (September 2019): 19–23. https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5149