Mr. Diego Cano Infantes Profile

Diego Cano Infantes

Head of Telescopes and Instruments Engineering at Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 17 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Integration and early testing of WEAVE: the next-generation spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Georgia Bishop, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Shan Mignot, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nicholas Walton, Juerg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, Emilie Lhomé, Marc Balcells, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, Andy Ridings, Jure Skvarč, Marc Verheijen, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, Jose Alonso Burgal, José Miguel Herreros, José Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Luis Peralta de Arriba, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Alireza Moleinezhad, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffalo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Ellen Schallig, Sarah Hughes, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Angela Iovino, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lillian Dominguez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martín, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Steve Guest, Huw Morris, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Emanuel Gafton, Elisabetta Caffau, David Horville, Francisco Paz Chinchón, Jesus Falcon-Barosso, Boris Gänsicke, Jose San Juan, Nauzet Hernandez

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144714 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561067

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Device simulation, Data processing, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Image resolution, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Construction progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Picó, Nicholas Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende, Émilie Lhomé, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Andy Ridings, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, José Alonso Burgal, Jose Miguel Herreros, Jose Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramón Navarro, Mike Irwin, James Lewis, Eduardo Gonzales Solares, Neil O'Mahony, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffolo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farkas, Ellen Schallig, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lilian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martin, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Andrea Hidalgo, Shan Mignot, Georgia Bishop, Steve Guest, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Luis Peralta de Arriba

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312031

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Chemical elements, Robots, Spectrographs, Polishing, Coating, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

Paper

The WEAVE observatory control system

Sergio Picó, Don Carlos Abrams, Chris Benn, Lilian Dominguez, Cecilia Fariña, Jose Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Bernardo Salasnich, Steve Guest, Frank Gribbin, Jure Skvarč, Emanuel Gafton, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Scott Trager, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Antonella Vallenari, Esperanza Carrasco

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107042A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312638

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Spectrographs, Databases, Telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Data acquisition, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Calibration, Observatories, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

The hardware control system for WEAVE at the William Herschel Telescope

Jose Miguel Delgado, Saúl Menéndez Mendoza, Jose Alonso Burgal, Jose Miguel Herreros, Sergio Picó, Don Carlos Abrams, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, F. J. Gribbin, Jure Skvarč, Kevin Dee, Emilie Lhome, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Scott Trager, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Antonella Vallenari, Esperanza Carrasco

Proceedings Volume 10700, 1070033 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313238

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Device simulation, Telecommunications, LabVIEW, Telescopes, Interfaces, Systems modeling, Mathematical modeling, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Low-level control software for the WEAVE spectrograph

Bernardo Salasnich, Carlos Martín Perez, José Miguel Delgado, Sergio Picó, Diego Cano Infantes, Remko Stuik, Andrea Baruffolo, Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, José Alfonso López Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Antonella Vallenari, Esperanza Carrasco, Don Carlos Abrams, Kevin Middleton

Proceedings Volume 10707, 107071X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311469

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Control systems, Camera shutters, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Charge-coupled devices, Visualization, Acoustics, Interfaces, Cameras, Power supplies

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Paper

Design of the calibration unit for the WEAVE multi-object spectrograph at the WHT

Lilian Domínquez, Diego Cano, Neil O'Mahony, Carlos Martín, Sergio Picó , Chris Benn, Scott Trager, Émilie Lhomé, Andy Ridings, Cecilia Fariña, D. Abrams, Marc Balcells, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Gavin Dalton, J. Aguerri, P. Bonifacio, A. Vallenari, E. Carrasco

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99088R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233007

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Astronomical imaging, Spectrographs, Lamps, Control systems, Mercury, Neon, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Reflectors, Cadmium

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

Paper

Final design and progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nic Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, José Peñate, Emilie Lhome, Tibor Agócs, José Alonso, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Ellen Schallig, Andy Ridings, Isabelle Guinouard, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Kevin Rogers, Martin Lee, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Niels Tromp, Attila Jaskó, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Gabby Kroes, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Frank Gribbin, José Miguel Delgado, José Miguel Herreros, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, David Murphy, Clare Worley, Richard Bassom, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Adrian Martin, Antonella Vallenari, Bernardo Salasnich, Andrea Baruffolo, Shoko Jin, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Lillian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Farina

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231078

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optics manufacturing, Spectrographs, Manufacturing, Molybdenum, Stars, Structured optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Paper

The hardware control system for WEAVE at the William Herschel telescope

Jose Delgado Hernandez, Luis Rodríguez-Ramos, Diego Cano Infantes, Carlos Martin, Craige Bevil, Sergio Picó, Kevin Dee, Don Carlos Abrams, Ian Lewis, Johan Pragt, Remko Stuik, Niels Tromp, Gavin Dalton, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Kevin Middleton, Scott Trager

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914767 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055934

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Sensors, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Camera shutters, Computer programming, Actuators, Switches, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Paper

The design of the WEAVE spectrograph

Kevin Rogers, Remko Stuik, Iain Steele, Johan Pragt, Kevin Middleton, Stuart Bates, Jan Kragt, Niels Tromp, Dirk Lesman, Emilie Lhomé, Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Ramon Navarro, Don Abrams, Ian Tosh, Attila Jasko, Carlos Martin, Neil O'Mahony, Sergio Pico, Diego Cano Infantes, Andrea Bianco, Jose Delgado, Luis Rodríguez

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91476H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055860

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Cameras, Collimators, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Image resolution, Spatial resolution, Optical design, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

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Multi-object fibre spectroscopy at the WHT: performance enhancements of AF2+WYFFOS

Lilian Domínquez Palmero, Diego Cano, Cecilia Fariña, Richard Bassom, Emilie Lhomé, Neil O'Mahony, Jure Skvarc, Andy Ridings, Chris Benn, Don Abrams, Marc Balcells

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914778 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066653

KEYWORDS: Stars, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy, Distortion, Lamps, Telescopes, Fiber science, Sensors, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Project overview and update on WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso López Aguerri, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johan Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nic Walton, Juerg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, José Peñate, Emilie Lhome, Tibor Agócs, José Alonso, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Andy Ridings, Isabelle Guinouard, Mark Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Kevin Rogers, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Neils Tromp, Attila Jasko, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, José Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramón Navarro, Mike Irwin, Jim Lewis, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, Neil O'Mahony, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Antonella Vallenari, Andrea Baruffolo

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055132

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Cameras, Stars, Spectroscopy, Molybdenum, Imaging systems, Galactic astronomy, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, David Carter, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Mike MacIntosh, Chris Evans, Ian Lewis, Ramon Navarro, Tibor Agocs, Kevin Dee, Sophie Rousset, Ian Tosh, Kevin Middleton, Johannes Pragt, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, Chris Benn, Marc Verheijen, Diego Cano Infantes, Craige Bevil, Iain Steele, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Francis J. Gribbin, Jürg Rey, Luis Fernando Rodriguez, Jose Miguel Delgado, Isabelle Guinouard, Nic Walton, Michael Irwin, Pascal Jagourel, Remko Stuik, Gerrit Gerlofsma, Ronald Roelfsma, Ian Skillen, Andy Ridings, Marc Balcells, Jean-Baptiste Daban, Carole Gouvret, Lars Venema, Paul Girard

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925950

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Space telescopes, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Preliminary optical design for the WEAVE two-degree prime focus corrector

Tibor Agócs, Don Carlos Abrams, Diego Cano Infantes, Neil O'Mahony, Kevin Dee, Jean-Baptiste Daban, Carole Gouvret, Sebastien Ottogalli

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84446J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925136

KEYWORDS: Image quality, Point spread functions, Prisms, Optical design, Telescopes, Lenses, Tolerancing, Vignetting, Light scattering, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Design drivers for a wide-field multi-object spectrograph for the William Herschel Telescope

Marc Balcells, Chris Benn, David Carter, Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Sofia Feltzing, Mark A. Verheijen, Matt Jarvis, Will Percival, Don Abrams, Tibor Agocs, Anthony G. Brown, Diego Cano, Chris Evans, Amina Helmi, Ian Lewis, Ross McLure, Reynier Peletier, Ismael Pérez-Fournon, Ray Sharples, Ian A. Tosh, Ignacio Trujillo, Nic Walton, Kyle Westhall

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77357G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856947

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Molybdenum, Stars, Astronomical imaging, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Galaxy evolution

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Two-degree FOV prime focus corrector and ADC concepts for the 4.2m WHT

Tibor Agócs, Marc Balcells, Chris Benn, Don Carlos Abrams, Diego Cano Infantes

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773563 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856881

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Lenses, Image quality, Optics manufacturing, Glasses, Manufacturing, Optical design, Spectroscopy, Prisms, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Optimisation of the range gating and calibration processes on the GLAS Rayleigh Laser Guide Star at the WHT

Olivier Martin, Don Carlos Abrams, Tibor Agócs, Chris Benn, Craige Bevil, Diego Cano, Nigel Dipper, Thomas Gregory, Juan Carlos Guerra, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Sergio Picó, Samantha Rix, René Rutten, Jure Skvarc, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788774

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Camera shutters, Telescopes, Calibration, Wavefront sensors, Laser guide stars, Cameras, Rayleigh guide stars, Mirrors, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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Opto-mechanical commissioning of the GLAS Rayleigh laser guide star for the WHT

Olivier Martin, Tibor Agócs, Diego Cano, Thomas Gregory, Michiel van der Hoeven, Paul Jolley, Carlos Martín, Tim Morris, Sergio Picó, Renee Pit, Jürg Rey

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789070

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Cameras, Sensors, Camera shutters, Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers, Domes, Space telescopes, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Paper

GLAS/NAOMI: ground-layer AO at the William Herschel Telescope

Chris Benn, Don Abrams, Tibor Agocs, Diego Cano, Tom Gregory, Juan Carlos Guerra, Olivier Martin, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Samantha Rix, Rene Rutten, Ian Skillen, Jure Skvarč, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701523 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788990

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Camera shutters, Lanthanum, Rayleigh guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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GLAS: engineering a common-user Rayleigh laser guide star for adaptive optics on the William Herschel Telescope

Gordon Talbot, Don Carlos Abrams, Nikolaos Apostolakos, Richard Bassom, Colin Blackburn, Maarten Blanken, Diego Cano Infantes, Alan Chopping, Kevin Dee, Nigel Dipper, Eddy Elswijk, Bernard Enthoven, Thomas Gregory, Rik ter Horst, Ron Humphreys, Jan Idserda, Paul Jolley, Sjouke Kuindersma, Richard McDermid, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Sergio Pico, Johan Pragt, Simon Rees, Jürg Rey, Marcos Reyes, René Rutten, Ton Schoenmaker, Jure Skvarc, Niels Tromp, Simon Tulloch, Auke Veninga

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62722H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669942

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Mirrors, Laser safety, Laser systems engineering, Laser guide stars, Pulsed laser operation, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors

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