This article reports on the results of simulations conducted to assess the performance of a modal Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) system on a 10 m...
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PublicationOptimization with numerical simulations of the conjugate altitudes of deformable mirrors in an MCAO system
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PublicationOSIRIS software: the Mask Designer Tool
OSIRIS is a Day One instrument that will be available at the 10m GTC telescope which is being built at La Palma observatory in the Canary Islands. This optical...
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PublicationPhasing segmented mirrors using defocused images at visible wavelengths
Plans for future optical telescopes of diameter more than 10m are based on segmented mirrors, made up of hundreds or even thousands of segments. A challenge for...
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PublicationPhotometry of sunspot penumbrae
The authors present the results of a statistical analysis of the penumbra of sunspots. The intensity distribution, and several parameters derived from it, is...
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PublicationPlanck 2013 results. IV. Low Frequency Instrument beams and window functions
This paper presents the characterization of the in-flight beams, the beam window functions, and the associated uncertainties for the Planck Low Frequency...
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PublicationPlanck 2015 results. IV. Low Frequency Instrument beams and window functions
This paper presents the characterization of the in-flight beams, the beam window functions, and the associated uncertainties for the Planck Low Frequency...
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PublicationPlanck pre-launch status: Low Frequency Instrument calibration and expected scientific performance
We present the calibration and scientific performance parameters of the Planck Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) measured during the ground cryogenic test campaign...
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PublicationPlanck pre-launch status: The Planck-LFI programme
This paper provides an overview of the Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) programme within the ESA Planck mission. The LFI instrument has been developed to produce...
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PublicationPlanetary system detection by estimating the covariance of coronagraphic lucky images
In this paper, we review two different methods to increase image contrast and propose the combination of both to detect faint companions surrounding a host star...