Astrophysical: Instrumentation

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    Spicule emission profiles observed in He i 10 830 Å
    Aims:Off-the-limb observations with high spatial and spectral resolution will help us understand the physical properties of spicules in the solar chromosphere...
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    Spiral Inflow Feeding the Nuclear Starburst in M83, Observed in Hα Emission with the GHαFaS Fabry-Perot Interferometer
    We present observations of the nearby barred starburst galaxy M83 (NGC 5236), with the new Fabry-Perot interferometer GHαFaS mounted on the 4.2 m William...
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    Star tracking for pointing determination of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes. Application to the Large-Sized Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
    We present a novel approach to the determination of the pointing of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) using the trajectories of the stars in...
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    STARE operations experience and its data quality control
    The STARE instrument was the first to detect the transits of an extrasolar planet in 1999. To date it has performed one of the longest running searches for...
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    Statistical structure of the atmospheric optical turbulence at Teide Observatory from recalibrated generalized SCIDAR data
    The characterization of the optical turbulence structure at an astronomical site requires a proper data base of the refractive-index structure constant, ?. Our...
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    Statistics and analysis of high-altitude wind above the Canary Islands observatories
    High-altitude wind has been recently proposed as an important parameter to be taken into account for astronomical site selection. We present here comprehensive...
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    Status and scientific performance of Elmer, a multi-purpose instrument for the GTC
    ELMER is an instrument for the GTC designed to observe between 365 and 1000 nm. The observing modes for the instrument at Day One shall be: Imaging, Long Slit...
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    Stellar and ionized gas kinematics of the interacting Seyfert 1.9 galaxy NGC 2992
    Integral field spectroscopy in the central 16''x 12'' (2.4 kpc x 1.8 kpc, if H0 = 75 km s-1 Mpc-1) of the Seyfert 1.9 galaxy NGC 2992 has been obtained using...
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    Stellar Observations Network Group: The prototype is nearly ready
    The prototype telescope and instruments for the Stellar Observations Network Group (SONG) are nearing completion at the Observatorio del Teide on Tenerife. In...