The IAC Electronics Department has developed a high-performance embedded Data Acquisition System (eDAS) to perform the readout of an array of microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) and to carry out hardware-based digital signal processing in real time. The eDAS has been developed using the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU111 Evaluation Kit and

BIFROST, an upcoming instrument for the VLTI, is part of the Asgard Suite, a VLTI visitor instrument. It comprises two spectrograph arms that are optimised for wavelength range of 1- 1.75μm (fed by a fiber that is placed on-axis for fringe tracking/monitoring) and 1-1.3μm (fed by a fiber that can positioned either on-axis or off-axis to observe a

Context. The study of astronomical phenomena through ground-based observations is always challenged by the distorting effects of Earth's atmosphere. Traditional methods of post facto image correction, essential for correcting these distortions, often rely on simplifying assumptions that limit their effectiveness, particularly in the presence of

We present a 0.35-2.4 µm stellar spectral library composed by 31 stars observed with the Gemini Near-IR Spectrograph (GNIRS) on the 8.1 m Gemini North telescope in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. These stars are present in the MILES library, and thus various parameters derived from the optical are available. Furthermore, out of those, 26 are presented for the

Small-ELF (SELF) is a 3.5-meter telescope currently entering the manufacturing phase and will serve as a technology precursor for the much larger telescope named ELF (Exo-Life Finder). The primary objective of the proposed design approach is to to radically improve the system's capabilities for the detection of biomarkers and life in the

Context. Magnetic fields, photospheric and atmospheric dynamics can be involved in triggering the high mass loss observed in evolved cool stars. Previous works have revealed that the magnetic field of these objects extends beyond their surface. The origin of this magnetic field is still debated. The possible mechanisms include a turbulent dynamo