Dr. Lluis Cavaller Marqués Profile

Dr. Lluis Cavaller Marqués

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Grantecan SA

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The design of the M1 segments manipulator for the Extremely Large Telescope

A. Tomàs, Fernando del Campo, A. Nieto, M. Canchado, R. González, J. M. Casalta, Patrick Caillier, Lluis Cavaller

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121880H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629414

KEYWORDS: Earthquakes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Large telescopes, Wireless communications, Interfaces, Safety, Optical instrument design, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

A concept for a new spectroscopic facility

Luca Pasquini, B. Delabre, R. Ellis, J.-A. Marrero, L. Cavaller Marques, T. de Zeeuw

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107004E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313076

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Cameras, Optical instrument design, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

Status of the GTC adaptive optics: integration in laboratory

M. Reyes García-Talavera, V. J. S. Béjar, J. C. López, R. López, C. Martín, Y. Martín, I. Montilla, M. Núñez, M. Puga, L. F. Rodríguez, F. Tenegi, O. Tubío, D. Bello, L. Cavaller, G. Prieto, M. Rosado

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99091C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232881

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Cameras, Control systems, Actuators, Electronics, Real-time computing, Mirrors, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Local seeing determination by thermal-CFD analysis to optimize the European Solar Telescope image quality

N. Vega Reyes, L. Cavaller, J. Marco de la Rosa, J. Baiges, A. Pont, D. Pérez-Sánchez, R. Codina, C. Grivel, M. Collados

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99121C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230564

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Solar telescopes, Image quality, Turbulence, Thermal modeling, Domes, Temperature metrology, Thermal analysis, Ions, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2011 Paper

Performance simulations for the conceptual design of the European Solar Telescope (EST)

L. Cavaller, M. Collados, J. Castro

Proceedings Volume 8336, 83360G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915495

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Device simulation, Optical instrument design, Solar telescopes, Space telescopes, CFD analysis, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

The heat stop for the 4-m European Solar Telescope EST

F. Berrilli, A. Egidi, D. Del Moro, F. Manni, M. Cocciolo, A. Scotto, R. Volkmer, F. C. Bettonvil, M. Collados Vera, L. Cavaller Marquez, J. Sanchez Capuchino

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77332Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856596

KEYWORDS: Cooling systems, Reflectivity, Sun, Telescopes, Solar telescopes, CFD analysis, Coronagraphy, Mirrors, Thermal analysis, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2010 Paper

Error budgets definition for the European Solar Telescope (EST)

L. Cavaller, G. Prieto, C. Grivel-Gelly

Proceedings Volume 7738, 77381H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857287

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Error analysis, Solar telescopes, Diffraction, Space telescopes, Polarimetry, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

European Solar Telescope: project status

M. Collados, F. Bettonvil, L. Cavaller, I. Ermolli, B. Gelly, C. Grivel-Gelly, A. Pérez, H. Socas-Navarro, D. Soltau, R. Volkmer

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77330H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856994

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Solar telescopes, Optical design, Polarization, Polarimetry, Space telescopes, Control systems, Solar processes

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2010 Paper

Secondary mirror system for the European Solar Telescope (EST)

L. Cavaller, B. Siegel, G. Prieto, E. Hernandez, J. M. Casalta, J. Mercader, J. Barriga

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77392O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857344

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Secondary tip-tilt mirrors, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Solar telescopes, Space telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Active optics, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

EST Telescope: primary mirror, support, and cooling system

R. Volkmer, F. Manni, M. Giannuzzi, A. Scotto, L. Cavaller, T. Scheiffelen, F. Bettonvil, F. Berrilli

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77391O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857238

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Cooling systems, Actuators, Space telescopes, Solids, Solar telescopes, Adaptive optics, Active optics, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Data handling and control for the European Solar Telescope

Ilaria Ermolli, Felix Bettonvil, Gianna Cauzzi, Lluis Cavaller, Manuel Collados, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Frederic Paletou, Paolo Romano, Jean Aboudarham, Roberto Cirami, Rosario Cosentino, Fabrizio Giorgi, Martine Lafon, Didier Laforgue, Kevin Reardon, Guus Sliepen

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77400G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856938

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Data storage, Control systems, Databases, Sensors, Space telescopes, Data centers, Data acquisition, Observatories, Data archive systems

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

The GTC project: under commissioning

P. Alvarez, J. Rodríguez Espinosa, F. Castro López-Tarruella, M. Pi, P. Hammersley, L. Cavaller, B. Siegel, J. Molgo, J. Pancorbo, R. Ascanio, G. Prieto, J. Calvo

Proceedings Volume 7012, 701202 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789759

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image segmentation, Mirrors, Imaging spectroscopy, Control systems, Computer programming, Image quality, Cameras, Optical alignment, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Design of the primary mirror segment support system for the E-ELT

Lluis Cavaller, Juan Marrero, Javier Castro, Esteban Morante, Mariano Ronquillo, Elvio Hernández

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70121F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789784

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Tolerancing, Interfaces, Error analysis, Thermal effects, Received signal strength, Observatories, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Study of the yoke for a 10m class telescope

Lluís Cavaller, Benjamin Siegel, Juan Marrero, Alejandro Villegas

Proceedings Volume 6273, 627331 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671816

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Domes, Mechanics, Lanthanum, Performance modeling, Servomechanisms, Chemical elements, Optical instrument design, Space telescopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

Site acceptance of the commissioning instrument for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

Salvador Cuevas, Beatriz Sánchez, Vicente Bringas, Carlos Espejo, Rubén Flores, Oscar Chapa, Gerardo Lara, Armando Chavoya, Gustavo Anguiano, Sadot Arciniega, Ariel Dorantes, José Luis Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Montoya, Rafael Toral, Hugo Hernández, Roberto Nava, Nicholas Devaney, Javier Castro, Lluis Cavaller, Alejandro Farah, Javier Godoy, Francisco Cobos, Carlos Tejada, Fernando Garfias

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62670X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672545

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Optical filters, Image segmentation, Cameras, Glasses, Calibration, Lanthanum, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

Assembly and tests of the GTC 10m telescope mechanics

Lluís Cavaller, Benjamin Siegel

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62673N (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671367

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Computer programming, Telescopes, Mechanics, Space telescopes, Head, Assembly tolerances, Magnetism, Calibration, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 10 February 2006 Paper

The commissioning instrument for the Gran Telescopio Canarias: made in Mexico

Salvador Cuevas, Beatriz Sánchez, Vicente Bringas, Carlos Espejo, Rubén Flores, Oscar Chapa, Gerardo Lara, Armando Chavoya, Gustavo Anguiano, Sadot Arciniega, Ariel Dorantes, José Gonzalez, Juan Montoya, Rafael Toral, Hugo Hernández, Roberto Nava, Nicolas Devaney, Javier Castro, Luis Cavaller, Alejandro Farah, Javier Godoy, Francisco Cobos, Carlos Tejada, Fernando Garfias

Proceedings Volume 6046, 604628 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.674622

KEYWORDS: Optics manufacturing, Collimators, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Electronics, Polishing, Optical filters, Glasses, Lanthanum, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Status of Elmer: a multipurpose instrument for the GTC 10-m telescope

Maria Luisa Garcia-Vargas, Peter Hammersley, Ernesto Sanchez-Blanco, Ralf Kohley, Juan Manuel Martin Fleitas, Lluis Cavaller-Marques, Manuel Maldonado Medina, Rafael Vilela

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550074

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Image filtering, Mirrors, Optical filters, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Spectroscopes, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

CCD camera and data acquisition system of the scientific instrument ELMER for the GTC 10-m telescope

Ralf Kohley, Juan Manuel Martin-Fleitas, Lluis Cavaller-Marques, Peter Hammersley, Marcos Suarez-Valles, Rafael Vilela, Francis Beigbeder

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550415

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, CCD cameras, CCD image sensors, Camera shutters, Connectors, Telescopes, Head, Imaging systems, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Acquisition cameras and wavefront sensors for the GTC 10-m telescope

Ralf Kohley, Marcos Suarez Valles, Gregory Burley, Lluis Cavaller Marques, Rafael Vilela, Tomas Justribo

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550432

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Head, CCD cameras, Silver, Imaging systems, Wavefront sensors, Digital signal processing, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Optics of the instrument Elmer for the GTC 10-m telescope (Gran Telescopio CANARIAS)

Ernesto Sanchez-Blanco Mancera, Maria-Luisa Garcia-Vargas, Luis Cavaller-Marques, Manuel Medina-Maldonado

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460883

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Collimators, Cameras, Tolerancing, Manufacturing, Prisms, Wavefronts, Assembly tolerances, Telescopes, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Mechanical design of ELMER instrument for GTC telescope

Bernardo Ronquillo, Miguel Vega, Rafael Garcia, Rocio Garcillan, Luis Cavaller-Marques

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460778

KEYWORDS: Collimators, Prisms, Switches, Mirrors, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Spectroscopes, Camera shutters, Mechanical engineering, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Status of Elmer: an instrument for the GTC 10-m telescope (Gran Telescopio CANARIAS)

Maria-Luisa Garcia-Vargas, Ernesto Sanchez-Blanco, Luis Cavaller-Marques, Juan Martin-Fleitas, Ralf Kohley, Manuel Medina-Maldonado, Peter Hammersley

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460779

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Collimators, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Cameras, Camera shutters, Manufacturing, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Gran Telescopio Canarias Commissioning Instrument optomechanics

Carlos Espejo, Salvador Cuevas, Beatriz Sanchez, Ruben Flores, Gerardo Lara, Alejandro Farah, Javier Godoy, Vicente Bringas, Armando Chavoya, Ariel Dorantes, Juan Manuel Montoya, Juan Carlos Rangel, Nicholas Devaney, Javier Castro, Luis Cavaller

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458203

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Collimators, Tolerancing, Image quality, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Optomechanical design, Sensors, Mechanical engineering, Process control

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Finite element analysis of the GTC Commissioning Instrument structure

Alejandro Farah, Javier Godoy, F. Velazquez, Carlos Espejo, Salvador Cuevas, Vicente Bringas, A. Manzo, L. del Llano, J. Sanchez, Armando Chavoya, Nicholas Devaney, Javier Castro, Luis Cavaller

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457979

KEYWORDS: Finite element methods, Charge-coupled devices, Interfaces, Telescopes, Thermal modeling, Thermal analysis, Manufacturing, CCD image sensors, Instrumentation engineering, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

Commissioning camera for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

Salvador Cuevas, Carlos Espejo, Beatriz Sanchez, Ruben Flores-Meza, Gerardo Lara, Alejandro Farah Simon, Javier Godoy, Oscar Chapa, Carlos Tejada, Francisco Cobos, Fernando Garfias, Vicente Bringas, Armando Chavoya, Gustavo Anguiano, Sadot Arciniega, Ariel Dorantes, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Montoya, Rafael Toral, Hugo Hernandez, Roberto Nava, Nicholas Devaney, Javier Castro, Luis Cavaller

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459872

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Optical filters, Collimators, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Sensors, CCD image sensors, CCD cameras, Image filtering

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2000 Paper

GUACAMOLE: the GTC guiding, acquisition, and calibration module

Nicholas Devaney, Luis Cavaller-Marques, Lotti Jochum, C. Delores Bello, Javier Castro

Proceedings Volume 4003, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391505

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Image segmentation, Telescopes, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Calibration, Active optics, Cameras, Image quality, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2000 Paper

Status of the design and fabrication of the GTC mirrors

Javier Castro, Nicholas Devaney, Lotti Jochum, Bernardo Ronquillo, Luis Cavaller-Marques

Proceedings Volume 4003, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391519

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Polishing, Distortion, Active optics, Glasses, Image quality, Monochromatic aberrations, Actuators, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

ABEL: a near-IR grism spectrometer and camera for the 1.5-m TCS

Francisco Garzon, Jose Rasilla, F. Javier Fuentes, Mary Barreto, Luis Cavaller-Marques, Peter Hammersley, A. Prieto

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317326

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopes, Telescopes, Optical design, Optical filters, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

INTEGRAL: a matrix optical fiber system for WYFFOS

Santiago Arribas, D. Carter, Luis Cavaller-Marques, C. del Burgo, R. Edwards, F. Javier Fuentes, Adolfo Garcia, J. Herreros, Lewis Jones, E. Mediavilla, Marti Pi i Puig, D. Pollacco, Jose Rasilla, Paul Rees, Nicolas Sosa

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316795

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical fibers, Spectrographs, Calibration, Surface plasmons, Sensors, Spatial resolution, Lamps, Spectroscopy, Fiber science

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