Scientific Requirements for Extremely Large Telescopes (IAU S232)
Title | Scientific Requirements for Extremely Large Telescopes (IAU S232) PDF eBook |
Author | International Astronomical Union. Symposium |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 552 |
Release | 2006-06-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780521856089 |
Proceedings volume for researchers and graduate students of astronomy, covering the most exciting science and key ELT projects.
Proceedings of the Twenty Sixth General Assembly Prague 2006
Title | Proceedings of the Twenty Sixth General Assembly Prague 2006 PDF eBook |
Author | International Astronomical Union. General Assembly |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2008-12-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780521856065 |
IAU Transactions XXVIB contains the Proceedings of the IAU XXVII General Assembly held in Prague, 14-25 August 2006, hosting a total of 2412 participants from 73 countries. The Assembly featured a rich scientific program, comprising 6 Symposia, 17 Joint Discussions and 7 Special Sessions. During the program about 650 papers were presented and more than 1550 posters displayed. The Proceedings of the 6 Symposia have been published in the Proceedings of the IAU Symposia Series, and the proceedings of the Joint Discussions and Special Sessions feature in IAU Highlights of Astronomy, 14. Together with those 7 volumes, these Transactions cover the entire General Assembly. In addition to the scientific program, the XXVI General Assembly hosted the regular Business Meetings of the EC, the 12 Divisions, 40 Commissions and 75 Working Groups. This volume records the organizational and administrative business of the XXVI General Assembly and the status of the IAU membership.
The Science Case for the European Extremely Large Telescope
Title | The Science Case for the European Extremely Large Telescope PDF eBook |
Author | Isobel Hook |
Publisher | |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Astrophysics |
ISBN |
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Very Large Telescopes and Their Instrumentation. and Programs
Title | Very Large Telescopes and Their Instrumentation. and Programs PDF eBook |
Author | M.-H. Ulrich |
Publisher | |
Pages | 908 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | |
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The Construction of Large Telescopes
Title | The Construction of Large Telescopes PDF eBook |
Author | David Livingstone Crawford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Telescopes |
ISBN |
Extremely Large Telescopes
Title | Extremely Large Telescopes PDF eBook |
Author | Torben Andersen |
Publisher | Society of Photo Optical |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780819471840 |
Includes Proceedings Vol. 7821
Extreme Adaptive Optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope
Title | Extreme Adaptive Optics for the Thirty Meter Telescope PDF eBook |
Author | B. Macintosh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 17 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Direct detection of extrasolar Jovian planets is a major scientific motivation for the construction of future extremely large telescopes such as the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). Such detection will require dedicated high-contrast AO systems. Since the properties of Jovian planets and their parent stars vary enormously between different populations, the instrument must be designed to meet specific scientific needs rather than a simple metric such as maximum Strehl ratio. We present a design for such an instrument, the Planet Formation Imager (PFI) for TMT. It has four key science missions. The first is the study of newly-formed planets on 5-10 AU scales in regions such as Taurus and Ophiucus--this requires very small inner working distances that are only possible with a 30m or larger telescope. The second is a robust census of extrasolar giant planets orbiting mature nearby stars. The third is detailed spectral characterization of the brightest extrasolar planets. The final targets are circumstellar dust disks, including Zodiacal light analogs in the inner parts of other solar systems. To achieve these, PFI combines advanced wavefront sensors, high-order MEMS deformable mirrors, a coronagraph optimized for a finely-segmented primary mirror, and an integral field spectrograph.