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Baseline optical design of the VLT-PF instrument, showing the 3 focal instruments Preliminary implementation of the VLT-PF on the Nasmyth platform (IRDIS is shown in red, IFS in green, ZIMPOL in blue and the associated electronics in grey; instrument cover is not shown). WP2.2: GLAO System Study Following the two GLAO conceptual designs (GALACSI and GRAAL) performed in 2004 and the work started on the feasibility of the VLT Deformable Secondary Mirror (DSM), WP3.5, the ESO-INAF-NOVA/Leiden project team has been requested to provide the design of a fully integrated VLT Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF) consisting of GALACSI, GRAAL, DSM as a full secondary unit, the laboratory test facility (ASSIST) and the Laser Guide Star Facility with 4 laser projectors. The goal was to have a better understanding of the whole project and a better estimate of the cost to completion of this new European Facility in view of its approval by the ESO committees. 48 Contract [RII3-CT-2004-001566] Annual Report
The new Adaptive Optics Facility design has been performed and the design documentation package has been produced by ESO-INAF-NOVA/Leiden. A design review involving ESO and international reviewers was conducted on September 29 th -30 th . The outcome of this design review was that AOF was technically feasible and scientifically worthwhile while risks were considered acceptable and controlled. Following this recommendation from the review board, ESO management (Oct. 10 th ), ESO Scientific and Technical Committee (Oct. 17 th -18 th ) and ESO Council (Dec. 7 th -8 th ) have given the “green light” for the development of the whole Facility. Overview of the VLT Adaptive Optics Facility included the two Ground Layer Adaptive Optics systems: GRAAL, and GALACSI (WP2.2), the Deformable Secondary Mirror (WP3.5) and the 4Laser Guide Stars. Overview of the GRAAL, Ground Layer Adaptive Optics for the VLT. On the left: HAWK-I NIR imager; on the right: GRAAL attached to the VLT Adapter-Rotator. 49 Contract [RII3-CT-2004-001566] Annual Report
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Garching, Germany, 4-8 April 2005,
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European astronomers with the usage
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