Publication type: Non-refereed

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    The GTC Adaptive Optics and Laser Guide Star system (GTCAO-LGS)
    The GTC Adaptive Optics (GTCAO) system will provide diffraction-limited capabilities in the near infrared to the GTC telescope. At first, it will use a Natural...
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    The GTC Adaptive Optics system: the high spatial resolution Adaptive Optics facility at GTC
    The GTC Adaptive Optics (GTCAO) system is the general Adaptive Optics facility that will provide diffraction limited images in the near-infrared to the GTC...
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    The GTC Data Factory: Presentation and current status
    We present the GTC data processing subsystem, hereinafter ``Data Factory''. The main objectives, functionality and overall philosophy are described. We also...
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    The GTC facility instruments: a status review
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) 10.4m telescope received its First Light on July 13, 2007. At present the GTC is undergoing commissioning tests. Night time...
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    The GTC main axes servos and control system
    The GTC azimuth and elevation axes control systems employ large custom direct-drive motors operated by means of embedded fully-digital current loops. A high...
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    The GTC Photometric Calibration Programme
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) is a 10.4,m segmented telescope that is about to have first light. Science operation will begin in about one year time. In...
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    The GTC primary mirror control system
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) primary mirror control system is responsible for making the 36 segments behave like a monolithic mirror. It deals with 108...
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    The GTC project: from commissioning to regular science operation. Current performance and first science results
    The GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is an optical and IR telescope, with a 10,4 meter segmented primary, installed at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos...
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    The GTC project: in the midst of integration
    The GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is a 10,4 meter segmented telescope currently being integrated at the ORM in La Palma, Spain. It is a partnership between...