Dr. Fausto Cortecchia Profile

Dr. Fausto Cortecchia

Dr. at INAF - Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio

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Publications (43)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Upgrading SPHERE with the second-stage adaptive optics system SAXO+: conceptual design of the opto-mechanical module

Eric Stadler, Laura Schreiber, Fausto Cortecchia, Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Yves Magnard, Patrick Rabou, Sylvain Rochat, Adriano De Rosa, Giuseppe Malaguti, Didier Maurel, Gianluca Morgante, Filomena Schiavone, Luca Terenzi, Gael Chauvin, Florian Ferreira, Raffaele Gratton, Norbert Hubin, Markus Kasper, Maud Langlois, Miska Le Louarn, Magali Loupias, Johan Mazoyer, Julien Milli, David Mouillet, Mamadou N’Diaye, Sylvain Rousseau, Michel Tallon, Fabrice Vidal, François Wildi, Gerard Zins, Anthony Boccaletti

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130976S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019157

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Optical spheres, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Modulation, Design, Beam path, Equipment, Mechanical engineering, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Planning the integration and test of a space telescope with a 1 m aluminum primary mirror: the Ariel mission case

Paolo Chioetto, José Antonio Araiza-Durán, Umberto Barozzi, Lorenzo Barubiani, Georgia Bishop, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Matteo Burresi, Andrew Caldwell, Martin Caldwell, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabio D'Anca, Lucile Desjonqueres, Marco Di Giampietro, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Alejandro Fernández-Soler, Debora Ferruzzi, Enrico Fossati, Camille Galy, Andrés Garcia Pérez, Gabriele Grisoni, Daniele Gottini, Elisa Guerriero, Marie-Laure Hellin, Lionel Jacques, Riccardo Lilli, Lorenzo Maddii Fabiani, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Andrea Paternoster, Javier Pérez Álvarez, Raffaele Piazzolla, Paolo Picchi, Carlo Pompei, Giampaolo Preti, Stéphane Roose, Mario Salatti, Antonio Scippa, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Leonardo Tommasi, Andrea Tozzi, Dervis Vernani, Ines Ypi, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130924U (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018650

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical alignment, Manufacturing, Design, Aluminum mirrors, Optical benches, Aluminum, Temperature metrology, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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The telescope assembly of the Ariel space mission: an updated overview

Emanuele Pace, Manuel Adler Abreu, Gustavo Alonso, Bruno Barroqueiro, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Paolo Chioetto, Carlos Compostizo, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabio D'Anca, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Jose Fernandes, Alejandro Fernandez Soler, Debora Ferruzzi, Mauro Focardi, Sara Freitas, Camille Galy, Laura Garcia Moreno, Andres Garcia Perez, Daniele Gottini, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Delphine Jollet, Riccardo Lilli, Giuseppe Malaguti, Laura Martì, Alexandra Mazzoli, Giuseppina Micela, Gianluca Morgante, Luca Naponiello, Vladimiro Noce, Enzo Pascale, Javier Perez Alvarez, Raffaele Piazzolla, Paolo Picchi, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Christophe Serre, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vignano, Andrea Tozzi, Bart Vandenbussche, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130921C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018735

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

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Development, manufacturing, and testing of Ariel’s structural model prototype flexure hinges

Fabio D'Anca, Antonio Scippa, Elisa Guerriero, Riccardo Lilli, Daniele Gottini, Paolo Picchi, Andrea Tozzi, Andrea Bocchieri, Enzo Pascale, Paolo Chioetto, Paola Zuppella, Giampaolo Preti, Emanuele Pace, Fausto Cortecchia, Giuseppe Malaguti, Emiliano Diolaiti, Alfonso Collura, Giuseppina Micela, Maurizio Filizzolo, Stefania Barbui, Dervis Vernani, Marco Terraneo, Daniele Brienza, Raffaele Piazzolla, Mario Salatti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Andrew Caldwell, Paul Eccleston, Giovanna Tinetti

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130924I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021633

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Interfaces, Distortion, Deformation, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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SAXO+, a second-stage adaptive optics for SPHERE on VLT: optical and mechanical design concept

Eric Stadler, Emiliano Diolaiti, Laura Schreiber, Fausto Cortecchia, Matteo Lombini, Magali Loupias, Yves Magnard, Adriano De Rosa, Giuseppe Malaguti, Didier Maurel, Gianluca Morgante, Patrick Rabou, Sylvain Rochat, Filomena Schiavone, Luca Terenzi, Fabrice Vidal, Faustine Cantalloube, Eric Gendron, Raffaele Gratton, Julien Milli, David Mouillet, Gael Chauvin, François Wildi, Jean-Luc Beuzit, Anthony Boccaletti

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121854E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629970

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Modulation, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Prototyping, Interfaces, Optical design, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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Steps forward to SST applications of slit-less multi-object spectroscopy with the SuperFOSC camera at the Loiano astronomical observatory

Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Andrea Bianco, Alberto Buzzoni, Albino Carbognani, Fausto Cortecchia, Michele Frangiamore, Roberto Di Luca, Emiliano Diolaiti, Silvia Galleti, Enrico Mannocci, Giovanna Stirpe

Proceedings Volume 12188, 1218854 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628959

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Sensors, Satellites, Spectroscopes, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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MedRes: a new MEDium RESolution integral field spectrograph for SPHERE

Raffaele Gratton, Christoph Keller, Emiliano Diolaiti, Andrea Baruffolo, Mickael Bonnefoy, Valentina D'Orazi, Maud Langlois, Magali Loupias, Mamadou N'Diaye, Eric Pantin, Eric Stadler, François Wildi, Jean-Luc Beuzit, Anthony Boccaletti, Gael Chauvin, Silvano Desidera, David Mouillet, Andrea Bianco, Enrico Cascone, Fausto Cortecchia, Vincenzo De Caprio, Adriano De Rosa, Celia Desgrange, Michele Frangiamore, Rico Landman, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Dino Mesa, Julien Milli, Gianluca Morgante, Thibault Pichon, Filomena Schiavone, Laura Schreiber, Luca Terenzi, Alessio Zanutta

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121844F (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630382

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Sensors, Planets, Spectrographs, Iterated function systems, Stars, Spectral resolution, Coronagraphy, Adaptive optics, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Upgrading the high contrast imaging facility SPHERE: science drivers and instrument choices

A. Boccaletti, G. Chauvin, F. Wildi, J. Milli, E. Stadler, E. Diolaiti, R. Gratton, F. Vidal, M. Loupias, M. Langlois, F. Cantalloube, M. N’Diaye, D. Gratadour, F. Ferreira, M. Tallon, J. Mazoyer, D. Segransan, D. Mouillet, J.-L. Beuzit, M. Bonnefoy, R. Galicher, A. Vigan, I. Snellen, M. Feldt, S. Desidera, S. Rousseau, A. Baruffolo, C. Goulas, P. Baudoz, C. Bechet, M. Benisty, A. Bianco, B. Carry, E. Cascone, B. Charnay, E. Choquet, V. Christiaens, F. Cortecchia, V. Di Capprio, A. De Rosa, C. Desgrange, V. D'Orazi, S. Douté, M. Frangiamore, E. Gendron, C. Ginski, E. Huby, C. Keller, C. Kulcsár, R. Landman, S. Lagarde, E. Lagadec, A.-M. Lagrange, M. Lombini, M. Kasper, F. Ménard, Y. Magnard, G. Malaguti, D. Maurel, D. Mesa, G. Morgante, E. Pantin, T. Pichon, A. Potier, P. Rabou, S. Rochat, l. Terenzi, E. Thiébaut, I. Tallon-Bosc, H.-F Raynaud, D. Rouan, A. Sevin, F. Schiavone, L. Schrieber, A. Zanutta

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121841S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630154

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Planets, Exoplanets, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Spectral resolution, Adaptive optics, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Coronagraphy

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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ELVIS: the exoplanets at LBT with a visible IFS for SHARK-VIS

Giorgio Viavattene, Fernando Pedichini, Fausto Cortecchia, Raffaele Gratton, Simone Antoniucci, Valentina D'Orazi, Laura Schreiber, Manuele Gangi, Fabrizio Vitali, Andrea Bianco, Michele Frangiamore, Emiliano Diolaiti, Matteo Lombini, Roberto Piazzesi, Gianluca Li Causi, Vincenzo Testa, Alessandro Terreri, Sebastiaan Haffert, Christoph Keller

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121843U (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629400

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Planets, Point spread functions, Exoplanets, Sensors, Spectrographs, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Heat treatment procedure of the aluminium 6061-T651 for the Ariel telescope mirrors.

Elisa Guerriero, Paolo Chioetto, Andrea Tozzi, Paola Zuppella, Rodolfo Canestrari, Anna Brucalassi, Marcella Iuzzolino, Debora Ferruzzi, Antonio Scippa, Ciro Del Vecchio, Gilberto Falcini, Luca Carbonaro, Gianluca Morgante, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218014 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628178

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Aluminum, Heat treatments, Polishing, Telescopes, Diamond turning, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Exoplanets, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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Preliminary analysis of ground-to-flight mechanical tolerances of the Ariel mission telescope

Paolo Chioetto, Andrea Tozzi, Anna Brucalassi, Debora Ferruzzi, Andrew Caldwell, Martin Caldwell, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Elisa Guerriero, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804R (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628900

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, Mirrors, Tolerancing, Point spread functions, Device simulation, Statistical analysis, Optimization (mathematics), Telescope design, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Paper

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FEA testing the pre-flight Ariel primary mirror

Daniele Gottini, Emanuele Pace, Andrea Tozzi, Giovanni Bianucci, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Luca Carbonaro, Paolo Chioetto, Fausto Cortecchia, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Debora Ferruzzi, Camille Galy, Gabriele Grisoni, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Marcella Iuzzolino, Delphine Jollet, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Nadia Missaglia, Gianluca Morgante, Lorenzo Mugnai, Luca Naponiello, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vigano, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218042 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629815

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Finite element methods, Space operations, Exoplanets, Aluminum, Reflectivity, Planets, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The telescope assembly of the Ariel space mission

Emanuele Pace, Andrea Tozzi, Manuel Adler Abreu, Gustavo Alonso, Bruno Barroqueiro, Giovanni Bianucci, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Matteo Burresi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Luca Carbonaro, João Castanheira, Paolo Chioetto, Josep Colomé Ferrer, Carlos Compostizo, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabio D'Anca, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Alejandro Fernandez Soler, Debora Ferruzzi, Mauro Focardi, Sara Freitas, Camille Galy, Andres Garcia Perez, Daniele Gottini, Samuele Grella, Gabriele Grisoni, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Lucia Ianni, Marcella Iuzzolino, Delphine Jollet, Matteo Lombini, Ricardo Machado, Giuseppe Malaguti, Alexandra Mazzoli, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Giuseppe Mondello, Gianluca Morgante, Lorenzo Mugnai, Luca Naponiello, Vladmiro Noce, Enzo Pascale, Javier Perez Alvarez, Raffaele Piazzolla, Carlo Pompei, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Christophe Serre, Carlo Simoncelli, Frederico Teixeira, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Leonardo Tommasi, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vigano, Bart Vandenbussche, Dervis Vernani, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218011 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629432

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical benches, Aluminum, Off axis mirrors, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Coating, Space operations, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

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Toward ARIEL’s primary mirror

Andrea Tozzi, Anna Brucalassi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Paolo Chioetto, Ciro Del Vecchio, Luca Carbonaro, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Gilberto Falcini, Debora Ferruzzi, Daniele Gottini, Elisa Guerriero, Marcella Iuzzolino, Riccardo Lilli, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Gianluca Morgante, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Antonio Scippa, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Dervis Vernani, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218040 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628906

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Polishing, Aluminum, Surface finishing, Optics manufacturing, Diamond turning, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Surface roughness

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

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Optical design applied to an effective inactivation of airborne pathogens

Matteo Lombini, Emiliano Diolaiti, Adriano De Rosa, Luigi Lessio, Giovanni Pareschi, Andrea Bianco, Fausto Cortecchia, Mauro Fiorini, Giulia Fiorini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Alessio Zanutta

Proceedings Volume 11876, 118760D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2597087

KEYWORDS: Light emitting diodes, Pathogens, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflectivity, Scattering, Reflection, Microorganisms, Light, Sensors, Geometrical optics

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

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The primary mirror of the ARIEL mission: study of thermal, figuring, and finishing treatments and optical characterization of Al 6061 samples mirrors

Paolo Chioetto, Vania Da Deppo, Paola Zuppella, Emanuele Pace, Gianluca Morgante, Luca Terenzi, Daniele Brienza, Emiliano Diolaiti, Matteo Lombini, Fausto Cortecchia, Nadia Missaglia, Giovanni Bianucci, Sebastiano Spinelli, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela

Proceedings Volume 11116, 111161C (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528461

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Aluminum, Telescopes, Diamond turning, Polishing, Surface finishing, Interferometry, Off axis mirrors, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2018 Paper

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Numerical simulations of MAORY MCAO module for the ELT

C. Arcidiacono, L. Schreiber, G. Bregoli, I. Foppiani, S. Oberti, E. Diolaiti, G. Agapito, A. Puglisi, M. Xompero, F. Cortecchia, M. Patti, M. Lombini, L. Busoni, C. Vérinaud, C. Felini, V. De Caprio, G. Cosentino, P. Ciliegi, M. Bellazzini, P. Feautrier, S. Esposito, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107034I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311702

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Point spread functions, Computer simulations, Numerical simulations, Optical simulations, Calibration, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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MAORY for ELT: preliminary design overview

Paolo Ciliegi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Renata Abicca, Guido Agapito, Matteo Aliverti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Natalia Auricchio, Andrea Balestra, Andrea Baruffolo, Michele Bellazzini, Marco Bonaglia, Giovanni Bregoli, Olivier Brissaud, Lorenzo Busoni, Alexis Carlotti, Enrico Cascone, Jean-Jacques Correia, Fausto Cortecchia, Giuseppe Cosentino, Valentina D'Orazi, Massimo Dall'Ora, Vincenzo De Caprio, Adriano De Rosa, Alain Delboulbé, Ivan Di Antonio, Gianluca Di Rico, Mauro Dolci, Simone Esposito, Daniela Fantinel, Philippe Feautrier, Giuliana Fiorentino, Italo Foppiani, Enrico Giro, Laurence Gluck, Paolo Grani, Davide Greggio, François Hénault, Laurent Jocou, Paolo La Penna, Sylvain Lafrasse, Mimma Lauria, Etienne Le Coarer, Miska Le Louarn, Matteo Lombini, Yves Magnard, Demetrio Magrin, Elisabetta Maiorano, Filippo Mannucci, Enrico Marchetti, Didier Maurel, Laurence Michaud, Estelle Moraux, Gianluca Morgante, Thibaut Moulin, Sylvain Oberti, Giorgio Pariani, Mauro Patti, Cedric Plantet, Linda Podio, Alfio Puglisi, Patrick Rabou, Roberto Ragazzoni, Edoardo Redaelli, Marco Riva, Sylvain Rochat, Frédéric Roussel, Alain Roux, Bernardo Salasnich, Paolo Saracco, Laura Schreiber, Marilena Spavone, Eric Stadler, Marie-Hélène Sztefek, Luca Terenzi, Angelo Valentini, Noël Ventura, Christophe Vérinaud, Simone Zaggia

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070311 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313672

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Relays, Actuators, Sodium, Wavefronts, Objectives, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2018 Paper

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Electronics design of the LOR WFS module of MAORY

G. Di Rico, M. Bonaglia, L. Busoni, I. Di Antonio, A. Valentini, M. Bellazzini, P. Ciliegi, F. Cortecchia, E. Diolaiti, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni, B. Salasnich

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107033J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311845

KEYWORDS: Motion controllers, Programmable logic devices, Software, Deformable mirrors, Astronomical instrumentation, Electronics, Control systems, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

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MAORY for ELT: preliminary mechanical design of the support structure

Vincenzo De Caprio, Marco Riva, Matteo Lombini, Edoardo Redaelli, Enrico Cascone, Mauro Patti, Fausto Cortecchia, Luca Terenzi, Adriano De Rosa, Enrico Giro, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Marco Bonaglia, Eric Stadler, Philippe Feautrier, Paolo Ciliegi, Michele Bellazzini, Simone Esposito, Roberto Ragazzoni, Emiliano Diolaiti

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107034H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314189

KEYWORDS: Mechanical engineering, Finite element methods, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Paper

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LO WFS of MAORY: performance and sky coverage assessment

C. Plantet, G. Agapito, C. Giordano, L. Busoni, M. Bonaglia, S. Esposito, C. Arcidiacono, F. Cortecchia, P. Ciliegi, E. Diolaiti, M. Bellazzini, R. Ragazzoni, P. Feautrier

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070346 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313175

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Infrared radiation, Stars, Adaptive optics, Error analysis, Tomography, Computer simulations, Infrared imaging, Visible radiation, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2018 Paper

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MAORY requirements flow down and technical budgets

F. Cortecchia, M. Riva, L. Busoni, C. Arcidiacono, M. Patti, L. Schreiber, M. Lombini, E. Stadler, E. Diolaiti, P. Ciliegi, P. Feautrier, S. Esposito, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107034J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312081

KEYWORDS: Systems engineering, Systems modeling, Control systems, Visibility, Interfaces, Visualization, Picture Archiving and Communication System

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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Precise alignment method for MAORY

M. Patti, M. Lombini, D. Magrin, M. Riva, E. Radaelli, D. Greggio, E. Diolaiti, F. Cortecchia, C. Arcidiacono, P. Ciliegi, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni, S. Esposito

Proceedings Volume 10705, 107050F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312072

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Monte Carlo methods, Distortion, Optical alignment, Stars, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Tolerancing, Wavefront sensors, Alignment procedures

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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The MAORY laser guide star wavefront sensor: design status

Laura Schreiber, Philippe Feautrier, Eric Stadler, Patrick Rabou, Jean-Jacques Correia, Laurence Glück, Sylvain Rochat, Laurent Jocou, Yves Magnard, Thibaut Moulin, Alain Delboulbé, Sylvain Douté, Gaël Chauvin, Estelle Moraux, Sylvain Oberti, Christophe Verinaud, Fausto Cortecchia, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paolo Ciliegi, Michele Bellazzini, Simone Esposito, Lorenzo Busoni, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10703, 107031Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314467

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Actuators, Optomechanical design

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

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Organization, management and risk analysis of the MAORY project

Paolo Ciliegi, Emiliano Diolaiti, Michele Bellazzini, Fausto Cortecchia, Matteo Lombini, Renata Abicca, Simone Esposito, P. Feautrier, Eric Stadler, Enrico Giro, Roberto Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10705, 107051S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313138

KEYWORDS: Wavefront sensors, Systems engineering, Telescopes, Document management, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Relays, Wavefront compensation, Deformable mirrors, Interfaces, Research management

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2018 Paper

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MAORY optical design analysis and tolerances

M. Patti, M. Lombini, D. Magrin, D. Greggio, E. Diolaiti, F. Cortecchia, C. Arcidiacono, P. Ciliegi, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni, S. Esposito

Proceedings Volume 10690, 106902C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312067

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Distortion, Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Error analysis, Objectives, Geometrical optics, Stars, Monte Carlo methods, Optical alignment, Optical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 5 June 2018 Paper

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Optical design of the post focal relay of MAORY

M. Lombini, D. Magrin, M. Patti, D. Greggio, F. Cortecchia, E. Diolaiti, V. De Caprio, A. De Rosa, E. Radaelli, M. Riva, P. Ciliegi, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 10690, 1069011 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312010

KEYWORDS: Distortion, Mirrors, Optical design, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Geometrical optics, Wavefronts, Tolerancing, Stars, Objectives

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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Optical design of the post-focal relay of MAORY

M. Lombini, A. De Rosa, P. Ciliegi, F. Cortecchia, E. Diolaiti, Mauro Patti, M. Bonaglia, L. Busoni, V. De Caprio, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier, P. Rabou, M. Riva, E. Stadler

Proceedings Volume 9908, 9908AB (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234569

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Optical design, Relays, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Distortion, Mirrors, Interfaces, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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MAORY: adaptive optics module for the E-ELT

E. Diolaiti, P. Ciliegi, R. Abicca, G. Agapito, C. Arcidiacono, A. Baruffolo, M. Bellazzini, V. Biliotti, M. Bonaglia, G. Bregoli, R. Briguglio, O. Brissaud, L. Busoni, L. Carbonaro, A. Carlotti, E. Cascone, J.-J. Correia, F. Cortecchia, G. Cosentino, V. De Caprio, M. de Pascale, A. De Rosa, C. Del Vecchio, A. Delboulbé, G. Di Rico, S. Esposito, D. Fantinel, P. Feautrier, C. Felini, D. Ferruzzi, L. Fini, G. Fiorentino, I. Foppiani, M. Ghigo, C. Giordano, E. Giro, L. Gluck, F. Hénault, L. Jocou, F. Kerber, P. La Penna, S. Lafrasse, M. Lauria, E. le Coarer, M. Le Louarn, M. Lombini, Y. Magnard, E. Maiorano, F. Mannucci, M. Mapelli, E. Marchetti, D. Maurel, L. Michaud, G. Morgante, T. Moulin, S. Oberti, G. Pareschi, M. Patti, A. Puglisi, P. Rabou, R. Ragazzoni, S. Ramsay, A. Riccardi, S. Ricciardi, M. Riva, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, B. Salasnich, P. Saracco, L. Schreiber, M. Spavone, E. Stadler, M.-H. Sztefek, N. Ventura, C. Vérinaud, M. Xompero, A. Fontana, F. M. Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99092D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234585

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Relays, Interfaces, Deformable mirrors, Geometrical optics, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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The numerical simulation tool for the MAORY multiconjugate adaptive optics system

C. Arcidiacono, L. Schreiber, G. Bregoli, E. Diolaiti, I. Foppiani, G. Agapito, A. Puglisi, M. Xompero, S. Oberti, G. Cosentino, M. Lombini, R. Butler, P. Ciliegi, F. Cortecchia, M. Patti, S. Esposito, P. Feautrier

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99097B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232530

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Numerical simulations, Monte Carlo methods, Device simulation, Deformable mirrors, Telescopes, Stars, Point spread functions, Calibration, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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Preparing for the phase B of the E-ELT MCAO module project

Emiliano Diolaiti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Giovanni Bregoli, Reginald Christopher Butler, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Andrea Baruffolo, Alastair Basden, Michele Bellazzini, Enrico Cascone, Paolo Ciliegi, Fausto Cortecchia, Giuseppe Cosentino, Vincenzo De Caprio, Adriano De Rosa, Nigel Dipper, Simone Esposito, Italo Foppiani, Enrico Giro, Gianluca Morgante, Richard Myers, Fabien Patru, Roberto Ragazzoni, Armando Riccardi, Marco Riva, Filippo Maria Zerbi, Mark Casali, Bernard Delabre, Norbert Hubin, Florian Kerber, Miska Le Louarn, Enrico Marchetti, Suzanne Ramsay, Stefan Stroebele, Elise Vernet

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056550

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Actuators, Relays, Wavefront sensors, Optical design, Sodium, Optical instrument design, Atmospheric turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2012 Paper

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Low power proximity electronics for dust analysers based on light scattering

C. Molfese, F. Esposito, F. Cortecchia, F. Cozzolino

Proceedings Volume 8439, 84391Y (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921775

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Commercial off the shelf technology, Fiber amplifiers, Electronics, Light scattering, Analog electronics, Photodiodes, Signal detection, Integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2005 Paper

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VST active optics system design and status

F. Cortecchia, D. Mancini, G. Marra, F. Perrotta, M. Capaccioli, G. Sedmak

Proceedings Volume 5962, 596223 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624822

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Active optics, Optical design, Monochromatic aberrations, CCD image sensors, Image quality, Sensors, Actuators, Optical aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2005 Paper

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VST optomechanical technical specifications versus error budget

D. Mancini, G. Marra, F. Cortecchia, G. Sedmak, L. Ferragina, D. Fierro, O. Caputi, G. Mancini

Proceedings Volume 5962, 596221 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624617

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Tolerancing, Optics manufacturing, Active optics, Image quality, Control systems, Optomechanical design, Optical design, Monochromatic aberrations, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2005 Paper

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VST telescope: the control software design for the atmospheric dispersion correction

M. Brescia, P. Schipani, G. Marra, G. Spirito, F. Cortecchia, F. Perrotta

Proceedings Volume 5962, 59620K (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618895

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Atmospheric modeling, Telescopes, Atmospheric corrections, Refraction, Glasses, Refractive index, Control systems, Ray tracing, Zemax

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 2005 Paper

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VST optics design strategy and foreseen performance from U to I bands

G. Marra, D. Mancini, F. Cortecchia, G. Sedmak, M. Capaccioli

Proceedings Volume 5962, 596220 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623540

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Image quality, Optical design, Mirrors, Modulation transfer functions, Cameras, CCD cameras, Tolerancing, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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Preparation and testing of a fiber MOS unit feeding a near-infrared spectrograph

Roberto Speziali, Daniele Liberi, Fausto Cortecchia, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Dario Lorenzetti, Fernando Pedichini, Fabrizio Vitali

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551294

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Spectrographs, Molybdenum, Telescopes, Optical benches, Near infrared, Polishing equipment, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical fibers, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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GOHSS: A MOS fiber-fed multi-echelle spectrograph in the near infrared (0.9-1.8 um)

Dario Lorenzetti, Fausto Cortecchia, Francesco D'Alessio, Agostino Fiorani, Gianluca Li Causi, Dario Mancini, Roberto Scaramella, Roberto Speziali, Fabrizio Vitali

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458948

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Optical filters, Cameras, Mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors, Quartz, Molybdenum, Aspheric lenses, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

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VST project: the adapter rotator (M1 cell)

Dario Mancini, Oreste Caputi, Fausto Cortecchia, Luigi Ferragina, D. Fierro, V. Fiume, Guido Mancini, Gabriella Marra, Lorenzo Pellone, Francesco Perrotta, Giovanni Sciarretta, Michele Valentino

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458651

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, CCD image sensors, Stars, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Observatories, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

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GOHSS (Galileo OH subtracted spectrograph): a progress report

Dario Lorenzetti, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabrizio Vitali, Enrico Cascone, Francesco D'Alessio, Richard Ellis, Agostino Fiorani, Dario Mancini, Ian Parry, Fernando Pedichini, Roberto Scaramella, Roberto Speziali

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395527

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Optical fibers, Cameras, Telescopes, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors, Optical filters, Sensors, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

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VST project: technical overview

Dario Mancini, Giorgio Sedmak, Massimo Brescia, Fausto Cortecchia, D. Fierro, Valentina Fiume Garelli, Gabriella Marra, Francesco Perrotta, F. Rovedi, Pietro Schipani

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393895

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Active optics, Finite element methods, Optical instrument design, Image quality, Optics manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

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Cambridge OH suppression instrument (COHSI): status after first commissioning run

Kimberly Ennico, Ian Parry, Matthew Kenworthy, Richard Ellis, Craig Mackay, Martin Beckett, Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca, Karl Glazebrook, J. Brinchmann, Jim Pritchard, Steve Medlen, Francois Piche, Richard McMahon, Fausto Cortecchia

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317329

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Telescopes, Reflectivity, Optical fibers, Cryogenics, Gold, Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1998 Paper

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Encoder system design: strategies for error compensation

Dario Mancini, Annalina Auricchio, Massimo Brescia, Enrico Cascone, Fausto Cortecchia, Pietro Schipani, Gianfranco Spirito

Proceedings Volume 3351, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308835

KEYWORDS: Computer programming, Head, Telescopes, Control systems, Electronics, Glasses, Error analysis, Transducers, Adaptive control, Astronomy

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