FPGA-based real time controller for high order correction in EDIFISE
EDIFISE is a technology demonstrator instrument developed at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), intended to explore the feasibility of...
FPGA-based real time processing of the Plenoptic Wavefront Sensor
The plenoptic wavefront sensor combines measurements at pupil and image planes in order to obtain simultaneously wavefront information from different points of...
FPGA-based slope computation for ELTs adaptive optics wavefront sensors
ELTs laser guide stars wavefront sensors are planned to have specifically developed sensor chips, which will probably include readout logic and D/A conversion...
High-resolution white light and H-alpha observations are used to study the development of 15 large active solar regions. The behavior of the magnetic fragments...
The following are the main findings: (1) Fragments with typically 1021Mx preserve their identity and even survive to the decay of the sunspots. (2) Each...
Freeform active mirror designed for additive manufacturing
A possible answer to the challenge brought by the construction of the next generation 40 m-class telescopes was the case study of FAME (Freeform Active Mirror...
Frequencies and oscillation modes of variable stars in σ Orionis and NGC 6811
We study photometric variable stars in two open clusters of very different age: σ Orionis (τ ˜ 3 Ma, d ˜ 385 pc) and NGC 6811 (τ ˜ 600 Ma, d ˜ 1000 pc). In NGC...