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OPTICON Optical-Infrared Astronomy for Europe

OPTICON Optical-Infrared Astronomy for Europe. EC Infrastructures press day 7 July 2005. Gerry Gilmore Cambridge University OPTICON Coordinator. WHY OPTICON? Optical-Infrared is most of Astronomy with the ESO VLT, +Gemini, LBT,… Europe is now world-leader -- we aim to stay there.

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OPTICON Optical-Infrared Astronomy for Europe

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  1. OPTICONOptical-Infrared Astronomy for Europe EC Infrastructures press day 7 July 2005 Gerry Gilmore Cambridge University OPTICON Coordinator - Slide 1

  2. WHY OPTICON?Optical-Infrared is most of Astronomy with the ESO VLT, +Gemini, LBT,… Europe is now world-leader-- we aim to stay there - Slide 2

  3. OPTICONbrings together astronomerstechnology developments, telescopes, funding agenciesto strengthen European excellence, and developments towards the Extremely Large Telescope - Slide 3

  4. OPTICON is big..To match the large community19 countries, 47 partners19.2Meuro EC +matched funds,and active:-6 technology developments- access to telescopes -networking/integrating***ELT science case*** - Slide 4

  5. OPTICONTechnology Program:developing for the future- adaptive optics- fast sensitive detectors- smart focal planes- interferometry - new optical devices (VPH)see your handouts and the www sitefor your country’s involvement - Slide 5

  6. OPTICONTechnology Program:new patented (VPH) gratings - Slide 6

  7. OPTICONTelescope Access ProgramALL 22 euro-(part)owned 2-4m telescopes;providing access only on abilityenabling the national  Europe transition - Slide 7

  8. - Slide 8

  9. OPTICONBuilding for the FutureScience case to support Europe’s Extremely Large TelescopeExecutive summary and main science case released today - Slide 9

  10. - Slide 10

  11. THE UNEXPECTED

  12. Protoplanetary Disks • Proto-planets carve gaps in protoplanetary disks • Requires high spatial resolution imaging in near IR • Contrast needed ~106 200 yrs of evolution in a growing proto-planetary disk Model byKurosawa, Harries and Bate (U. Exeter)

  13. OPTICONis a huge success.ASTRONOMYis hugely exciting and motivating.The future for astronomy, and European leadership,into the ELT erais bright - Slide 14

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  15. Road-map for “conventional” Deformable Mirrors R&D to be partly funded by European Commission/Opticon Planet Finder type DM >40x40 (1300 actuators in pupil) Spacing: 5mm +/-5 µm stroke +/-10 WF 1.2 µm interact. Stroke +/- 2.5 WF Resonance: 10 kHz WFE: 10-15 nm rms NAOS-DM 15x15 act. (185 useful) Pupil 115x119 mm +/-5 µm stroke +/-10 WF Resonance 10kHz 30 nm rms WFE MACAO-DMs 60 actuators Pupil: 60 and 100 mm Rcurv.: 15m (1.2”) Resonance: 800 Hz 15 nm rms WFE Adaptive Optics Department N. Hubin

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