Astrophysical: Instrumentation

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    The wide-field, multiplexed, spectroscopic facility WEAVE: Survey design, overview, and simulated implementation
    WEAVE, the new wide-field, massively multiplexed spectroscopic survey facility for the William Herschel Telescope, saw first light in late 2022. WEAVE comprises...
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    THEMIS: the 2006-2012 perspective. and beyond
    Imaging of the solar surface from ground based telescopes has achieved to be diffraction limited almost ten years ago, while diffraction-limited...
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    Transmission curves and effective refraction indices of MKO near infrared consortium filters at cryogenic temperatures
    We report transmission measurements at cryogenic temperatures for 4 broad-band filters of the Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) near-infrared filter set and 5...
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    Two-dimensional solar spectropolarimetry with the KIS/IAA Visible Imaging Polarimeter
    Context. Spectropolarimetry at high spatial and spectral resolution is a basic tool to characterize the magnetic properties of the solar atmosphere. Aims: We...
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    Two-dimensional, high spatial resolution, solar spectroscopy using a correlation tracker. I. Correlation tracker description.
    In this paper the description of the Solar Correlation Tracker prototype built by the Instituto de Astrof isica de Canarias is presented. The system is mainly...
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    Update of the Commissioning plans
    The GTC project office is continuing to develop the plans for the commissioning of the GTC. The commissioning will start before first light, and will continue...
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    Using MASS for AO simulations: a note on the comparison between MASS and Generalized SCIDAR techniques
    Recent studies on the comparison between the Multi Aperture Scintillation Sensor (MASS) and Generalized Scintillation Detection and Ranging (G-SCIDAR) profiler...
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    Variable Very High Energy γ-Ray Emission from Markarian 501
    The blazar Mrk 501 was observed at energies above 0.10 TeV with the MAGIC Telescope from 2005 May through July. The high sensitivity of the instrument enabled...