The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project intends to build a radio-interferometer with 1-sq-km collecting area, and thousands of antennas with baselines up to...
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CharlaThe Spanish participation in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
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CharlaThe Square Kilometre Array: At the Frontiers of Astronomy, Physics, and Astrobiology
The Square Kilometre Array is intended to be the centimeter- and meter-wavelength telescope for the 21st Century. Originally proposed as the "hydrogen telescope...
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CharlaThe SuperWASP follow-up telescope
SuperWASP is the UK's leading extra-solar planet detection program, having detected 22 of the 52 transiting planets known to date. This stems from the...
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CharlaThe UK ATC and the submillimetre revolution with SCUBA-2
I will present a brief overview of the work of the UK ATC and then go on to describe the difficulties of producing our most challenging instrument to date...
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CharlaThe Use of the Inhomogeneities of the Sodium Layer for Measuring the Atmospheric Turbulence, Including Tip-Tilt!
An original method for measuring the atmospheric turbulence is described, capable of even measuring the tip-tilt, which normally requires a dedicated natural...
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CharlaTwinkle – a low-Earth orbit visible and infrared exoplanet spectroscopy observatory
The Twinkle Space Mission is a space-based observatory that has been conceived to measure the atmospheric composition of exoplanets, stars and solar system...
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CharlaUnderground seeing: characterization of geological hazard at the astronomical observatories of the Canaries, Chile and Hawaii
An analysis of the impact of seismic and volcanic activity was carried out at selected astronomical sites, namely the observatories of El Teide (Tenerife...
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CharlaUpgrading VIMOS
VIMOS is visible multi-object spectrometer operating on the VLT. The high multiplex of the VLT visible imager and multi object/integral-field spectrometer...
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CharlaUsing artificial sky glow to retrieve night time aerosol optical depth
Measuring the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) is of particular importance in monitoring aerosol contributions to global radiative forcing and air quality. Most...