Instrumentation on Paranal Observatory: how to keep their reliability and performances over their lifetime?

F. Y. J. Gonté; A. Smette

doi:10.1117/12.2057832

31 July 2014 Instrumentation on Paranal Observatory: how to keep their reliability and performances over their lifetime?

F. Y. J. Gonté, A. Smette

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Proceedings Volume 9149, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V; 914913 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057832
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

Instrumentation on Paranal Observatory is currently composed of 18 scientific instruments (operational, in commissioning or in stand by) and 8 technical instruments (test camera, fringe tracking, AO modules, laser guide star facility, tip-tilt sensor). Their implementations and operations started 15 years ago. Over the years enough information to describe their typical behavior was gathered to define a preventive maintenance plan for each instrument and/or a general refurbishment in order to keep their reliability and performance.

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F. Y. J. Gonté and A. Smette "Instrumentation on Paranal Observatory: how to keep their reliability and performances over their lifetime?", Proc. SPIE 9149, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems V, 914913 (31 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057832

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