Astrophysical: Instrumentation

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    Euclid preparation. XXX. Performance assessment of the NISP red grism through spectroscopic simulations for the wide and deep surveys
    This work focusses on the pilot run of a simulation campaign aimed at investigating the spectroscopic capabilities of the Euclid Near-Infrared Spectrometer and...
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    European Solar Telescope: Progress status
    In this paper, the present status of the development of the design of the European Solar Telescope is described. The telescope is devised to have the best...
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    Expected OSIRIS Efficiency
    OSIRIS, the main optical (360-1000nm) 1st-generation instrument for GTC, is being integrated. Except for some grisms and filters, all main optical components...
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    Experimental validation of Lyot stop apodization in ground-based coronagraphy
    We show that the use of apodizing functions at the coronagraph Lyot plane may be useful for improving the image contrast of ground-based coronagraphs. An...
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    Exploitation of CanariCam: Opening new windows for spanish astrophysics
    CanariCam is the Day One mid-infrared imager for the Spanish 10 m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). With its multimode options that allow spectroscopy...
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    Fast infrared winds during the radio-loud and X-ray obscured stages of the black hole transient GRS 1915+105
    The black hole transient GRS 1915+105 entered a new phase of activity in 2018, generally characterised by low X-ray and radio fluxes. This phase has only been...
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    First fringes with an integrated-optics beam combiner at 10 μm. A new step towards instrument miniaturization for mid-infrared interferometry
    Context. Observations of milliarcsecond-resolution scales and high dynamic range hold a central place in the exploration of distant planetary systems in order...
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    First Observation of the Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum in a Translucent Molecular Cloud
    Polarized emission from aligned dust is a crucial tool for studies of magnetism in the ISM, but a troublesome contaminant for studies of cosmic microwave...
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    First performance of the GeMS + GMOS system - 1. Imaging
    During the commissioning of the Gemini MCAO System (GeMS), we had the opportunity to obtain data with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS), the most...