Dr. Denis Mégevand Profile

Dr. Denis Mégevand

Senior System Engineer at Observatoire de Genève

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Publications (48)

Proceedings Article | 5 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

ESPRESSO Fiber-Link upgrade II: Optomechanical design

Edoardo Maria Alberto Redaelli, Matteo Aliverti, Matteo Genoni, Giorgio Pariani, Luca Oggioni, Marco Riva, Gerardo Avila, Bruno Chazelas, Ian Hughes, Francesco Pepe, Denis Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114473S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562506

KEYWORDS: Optomechanical design, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Glasses, Interfaces, Optical alignment, Mechanical engineering, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

ESPRESSO Fiber-Link upgrade. I: project overview and performances

M. Genoni, G. Pariani, G. Avila, M. Aliverti, L. Oggioni, E. M. A. Redaelli, M. Riva, F. Pepe, I. Hughes, D. Megèvand, B. Chazelas, F. G. Temich, J. L. Rasilla

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114473G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561464

KEYWORDS: Optomechanical design, Observatories, Spectrographs, Optical design, Super resolution, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2019 Paper

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ESPRESSO Coudé-Train: ESO's VLT working as 16-metre telescope

Alexandre Cabral, Manuel Abreu, João Coelho, Gerardo Ávila, Marco Riva, Denis Mégevand, Nuno Santos, Francesco Pepe

Proceedings Volume 11207, 112070V (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2527260

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Observatories, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, Beam splitters, Lenses, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Merging light beams from the 4 VLT telescopes

Felix Gracia Temich, José Luis Rasilla, Sergio Salata, Francesco Pepe, Gerardo Avila, Denis Mégevand, Rafael Rebolo, Marco Riva

Proceedings Volume 10706, 1070628 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312032

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Lenses, CCD cameras, Image quality, Near field, Microlens, Camera shutters, Near field optics

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

ESPRESSO data flow in operations: results of commissioning activities

P. Di Marcantonio, D. Sosnowska, G. Cupani, V. D'Odorico, C. Lovis, A. Segovia, S. Sousa, J. González Hernández, G. Calderone, R. Cirami, A. Modigliani, G. Lo Curto, S. Cristiani, P. Molaro, F. Pepe, D. Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107040F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311285

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Calibration, Data archive systems, Data processing, Standards development, Absorption, Data analysis

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

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Mechanical based alignment of large optical instruments: ESPRESSO as an example

G. Pariani, M. Aliverti, M. Genoni, L. Oggioni, M. Riva, S. Santana Tschudi, D. Mégevand, S. Cristiani, F. Pepe

Proceedings Volume 10706, 107064H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313180

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Optical components, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, Cameras, Image quality, Optical alignment, Optical mounts

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2018 Paper

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ESPRESSO VCS: Vacuum and cryogenic Controller System (VCS) for a spectrograph

Domingo Álvarez, Jean-Louis Lizon, Ian Hughes, Francesco Pepe, Marco Riva, Denis Megevand, Kern Lothar, Olaf Iwert, Gaspare Lo Curto

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107026W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313782

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Cameras, Control systems, Charge-coupled devices, Optical benches, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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ESPRESSO instrument control software and electronics: commissioning in Paranal

Giorgio Calderone, Veronica Baldini, Roberto Cirami, Igor Coretti, Stefano Cristiani, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Denis Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 10707, 107072G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312736

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Electronics, Sensors, Calibration, Control systems, Exoplanets, Photonic integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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An ultra-stable cryostat for the detectors of ESPRESSO

Jean Louis Lizon, Olaf Iwert, Sebastian Deiries, Hans Decker, Renate Hinterschuster, Antonio Manescau, Denis Megevand, Eric Mueller, Francesco Alfonso Pepe, Marco Riva

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990866 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231623

KEYWORDS: Cooling systems, Observatories, Spectrographs, Sensors, Head, Projection systems, Charge-coupled devices, Silicon carbide, CCD image sensors, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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ESPRESSO front end guiding algorithms: from design phase to implementation and validation toward the commissioning

M. Landoni, M. Riva, F. Pepe, M. Aliverti, A. Cabral, G. Calderone, R. Cirami, S. Cristiani, P. Di Marcantonio, M. Genoni, D. Mégevand, M. Moschetti, L. Oggioni, G. Pariani

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99133Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231579

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Sensors, Photons, Computer simulations, Exoplanets, Charge-coupled devices, Large telescopes, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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Integration, alignment, and verification of the ESPRESSO Front-End

G. Pariani, M. Aliverti, M. Moschetti, M. Landoni, M. Riva, F. M. Zerbi, D. Mégevand, S. Cristiani, F. Pepe

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99087B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233997

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Cameras, Calibration, Kinematics, Image quality, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Integration of the instrument control electronics for the ESPRESSO spectrograph at ESO-VLT

V. Baldini, G. Calderone, R. Cirami, I. Coretti, S. Cristiani, P. Di Marcantonio, D. Mégevand, M. Riva, P. Santin

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231588

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Electronics, Sensors, Calibration, Interfaces, Control systems, Photonic integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Integrated data analysis in the age of precision spectroscopy: the ESPRESSO case

Guido Cupani, Valentina D'Odorico, Stefano Cristiani, Jonay González-Hernández, Christophe Lovis, Sérgio Sousa, Giorgio Calderone, Roberto Cirami, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Denis Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99131T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231379

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Spectrographs, Iron, Stars, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Exoplanets, Data archive systems, Absorption, Data analysis

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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The technical CCDs in ESPRESSO: usage, performances, and network requirements

G. Calderone, V. Baldini, R. Cirami, I. Coretti, S. Cristiani, P. Di Marcantonio, M. Landoni, D. Mégevand, M. Riva, P. Santin

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231650

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Switches, Cameras, Sensors, Image analysis, CCD cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

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Alignment of the ESPRESSO Coudé train on the ESO VLT

Gerardo Avila, Alexandre Cabral, Joao Pinto Coelho, Pedro Santos, Catarina Silva, Bernard Delabre, Denis Megevand, Manuel Abreu, Antonio Oliveira, Marco Riva, M. Aliverti, G. Pariani

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99124L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231597

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, Beam splitters, Cameras, Image quality, Optical alignment, Laser video displays, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

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ESPRESSO optical bench: from mind to reality

F. Tenegi, S. Santana, J. Gómez, E. Rodilla, I. Hughes, D. Mégevand, R. Rebolo, M. Riva, R. Luis-Simoes

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99123K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231673

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Spectrographs, Nickel, Interfaces, Manufacturing, Heat treatments, Finite element methods, Aluminum, Optical benches, Optics manufacturing, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2014 Paper

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ESPRESSO data flow: from design to development

P. Di Marcantonio, V. D'Odorico, G. Cupani, Danuta Sosnowska, C. Lovis, S. Sousa, P. Figueira, J. González Hernández, G. Lo Curto, A. Modigliani, R. Cirami, D. Mégevand, S. Cristiani

Proceedings Volume 9149, 91491Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055765

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Observatories, Spectrographs, Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Exoplanets, Charge-coupled devices, Planets, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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Design of the opto-mechanical mounts of the ESPRESSO spectograph

Samuel Santana Tschudi, A. Fragoso, M. Amate, R. Rebolo, D. Mégevand, F. Zerbi, F. Pepe

Proceedings Volume 9151, 915153 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056952

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, Interfaces, Manufacturing, Kinematics, Adhesives, Optics manufacturing, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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ESPRESSO front end exposure meter: a chromatic approach to radial velocity correction

Marco Landoni, Marco Riva, Francesco Pepe, Paolo Conconi, Filippo Zerbi, Alexandre Cabral, Stefano Cristiani, Denis Megevand

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91478K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056406

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Sensors, Photons, Computer simulations, Colorimetry, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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ESPRESSO Coudé-Train: complexities of a simultaneous optical feeding from the four VLT unit telescopes

Alexandre Cabral, Manuel Abreu, João Coelho, Ricardo Gomes, Manuel Monteiro, António Oliveira, Pedro Santos, Gerardo Ávila, Bernard-Alexis Delabre, Marco Riva, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Igor Coretti, Nuno Santos, Filippo Zerbi, Denis Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91478Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055876

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Prisms, Lenses, Chromium, Control systems, Optics manufacturing, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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APSU @ ESPRESSO: final design towards the integration

M. Riva, P. Conconi, Manuele Moschetti, S. Dell'Agostino, M. Genoni, Matteo Aliverti, F. Pepe, D. Mégevand, F. Zerbi, S. Cristiani, A. Cabral, P. Spanò

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91477D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056428

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, Optomechanical components, 3D modeling, Collimators, Objectives, Spectral resolution, Solid modeling

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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ESPRESSO front end: modular opto-mechanical integration for astronomical instrumentation

M. Riva, Matteo Aliverti, Manuele Moschetti, M. Landoni, S. Dell'Agostino, F. Pepe, D. Mégevand, F. Zerbi, S. Cristiani, A. Cabral

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91477G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056499

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Stars, Calibration, Image quality, Astronomical instrumentation, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

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ESPRESSO instrument control electronics: a PLC based distributed layout for a second generation instrument at ESO VLT

V. Baldini, R. Cirami, I. Coretti, S. Cristiani, P. Di Marcantonio, M. Mannetta, P. Santin, D. Mégevand, F. Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 9152, 915228 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054896

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Electronics, Switches, Sensors, Calibration, Control systems, Photonic integrated circuits, Motion controllers

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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MMP: multi mini prism device for ESPRESSO APSU, prototyping, and integration

Stefano dell'Agostino, M. Riva, M. Genoni, M. Landoni, Manuele Moschetti, Matteo Aliverti, Francesco Pepe, Denis Mégevand, F. Zerbi, S. Cristiani, A. Cabral, P. Conconi

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91475W (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056528

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Clocks, Silica, Manufacturing, Control systems, Chemical elements, Tolerancing, Optics manufacturing, Assembly tolerances, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

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ESPRESSO: the radial velocity machine for the VLT

Denis Mégevand, Filippo Zerbi, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Alexandre Cabral, Marco Riva, Manuel Abreu, Francesco Pepe, Stefano Cristiani, Rafael Rebolo Lopez, Nuno Santos, Hans Dekker, Matteo Aliverti, Carlos Allende, Manuel Amate, Gerardo Avila, Veronica Baldini, Timothy Bandy, Paul Bristow, Christopher Broeg, Roberto Cirami, João Coelho, Paolo Conconi, Igor Coretti, Guido Cupani, Valentina D'Odorico, Vincenzo De Caprio, Bernard Delabre, Reinhold Dorn, Pedro Figueira, Ana Fragoso, Samuele Galeotta, Ludovic Genolet, Ricardo Gomes, Jonay González Hernández, Ian Hughes, Olaf Iwert, Florian Kerber, Marco Landoni, Jean-Louis Lizon, Christophe Lovis, Charles Maire, Marco Mannetta, Carlos Martins, Paolo Molaro, Manuel Monteiro, Manuele Moschetti, Antonio Oliveira, Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio, Ennio Poretti, José Rasilla, Samuel Santana Tschudi, Pedro Santos, Danuta Sosnowska, Sérgio Sousa, Fabio Tenegi, Giorgio Toso, Eros Vanzella, Matteo Viel

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91471H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055816

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Sensors, Calibration, Control systems, Exoplanets, Light

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Proceedings Article | 18 November 2013 Paper

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Optical design of a Coudé-Train for a stable and efficient simultaneous feeding of the ESPRESSO spectrograph from the four VLT telescopes

Alexandre Cabral, João Coelho, Manuel Abreu, Manuel Monteiro, Ricardo Gomes, Pedro Santos, António Oliveira, Gerardo Ávila, Bernard-Alexis Delabre, Denis Mégevand, Filippo Zerbi, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Christophe Lovis, Nuno Santos

Proceedings Volume 8785, 87850L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026179

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Optical design, Prisms, Light sources, Lenses, Interfaces, Chromium, Control systems, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2013 Paper

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ESPRESSO APSU: simplify the life of pupil slicing

P. Conconi, M. Riva, F. Pepe, F. M. Zerbi, A. Cabral, S. Cristiani, D. Megevand, M. Landoni, P. Spanó

Proceedings Volume 8842, 88420P (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024843

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, 3D modeling, Earthquakes, Collimators, Objectives, Spectral resolution, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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ESPRESSO front end exposure meter: a chromatic approach to radial velocity correction

Marco Landoni, Marco Riva, Francesco Pepe, Paolo Conconi, Filippo Zerbi, Alexandre Cabral, Stefano Cristiani, Denis Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88640F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023227

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Sensors, Dispersion, Photons, Colorimetry, Charge-coupled devices, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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ESPRESSO, an exo-Earths hunter for the VLT

Denis Mégevand, Filippo Zerbi, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Alexandre Cabral, Francesco Pepe, Stefano Cristiani, Rafael Rebolo, Nuno Santos, Hans Dekker, Manuel Abreu, Michael Affolter, Matteo Aliverti, Manuel Amate, Gerardo Avila, Veronica Baldini, Paul Bristow, Christopher Broeg, Roberto Cirami, João Coelho, Paolo Conconi, Igor Coretti, Guido Cupani, Valentina D'Odorico, Vincenzo De Caprio, Bernard Delabre, Reinhold Dorn, Pedro Figueira, Ana Fragoso, Samuele Galeotta, Ludovic Genolet, Ricardo Gomes, Jonay Gonzalez Hernandez, Ian Hughes, Olaf Iwert, Florian Kerber, Marco Landoni, Jean-Louis Lizon, Christophe Lovis, Charles Maire, Marco Mannetta, Carlos Martins, Paolo Molaro, Manuel Monteiro, Antonio Oliveira, Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio, Ennio Poretti, José Luis Rasilla, Marco Riva, Samuel Santana Tschudi, Pedro Santos, Danuta Sosnowska, Sergio Sousa, Fabio Tenegi, Giorgio Toso, Eros Vanzella, Matteo Viel

Proceedings Volume 8864, 88640E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022520

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Stars, Sensors, Control systems, Exoplanets, Planets, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Adoption of new software and hardware solutions at the VLT: the ESPRESSO control architecture case

R. Cirami, P. Di Marcantonio, I. Coretti, P. Santin, M. Mannetta, V. Baldini, S. Cristiani, M. Abreu, A. Cabral, M. Monteiro, D. Mégevand, F. Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84510R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925142

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Electronics, Sensors, Calibration, Control systems, Photonic integrated circuits, Optical proximity correction, Computer architecture, Motion controllers

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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ESPRESSO front-end guiding algorithm

M. Landoni, M. Riva, F. Zerbi, D. Mégevand, A. Cabral, S. Cristiani

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84512X (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924980

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Photon counting, Stars, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Computer simulations, Exoplanets, Charge-coupled devices, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Very high-resolution spectroscopy: the ESPRESSO optical design

P. Spanò, B. Delabre, H. Dekker, F. Pepe, F. M. Zerbi, P. Di Marcantonio, S. Cristiani, D. Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84467V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925947

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Cameras, Sensors, Coating, Collimators, Spectral resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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ESPRESSO: the ultimate rocky exoplanets hunter for the VLT

Denis Mégevand, Filippo Zerbi, Alexandre Cabral, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Manuel Amate, Francesco Pepe, Stefano Cristiani, Rafael Rebolo, Nuno Santos, Hans Dekker, Manuel Abreu, Michael Affolter, Gerardo Avila, Veronica Baldini, Paul Bristow, Christopher Broeg, Pedro Carvas, Roberto Cirami, João Coelho, Maurizio Comari, Paolo Conconi, Igor Coretti, Guido Cupani, Valentina D'Odorico, Vincenzo De Caprio, Bernard Delabre, Pedro Figueira, Michel Fleury, Ana Fragoso, Ludovic Genolet, Ricardo Gomes, Jonay Gonzalez Hernandez, Ian Hughes, Olaf Iwert, Florian Kerber, Marco Landoni, Jorge Lima, Jean-Louis Lizon, Christophe Lovis, Charles Maire, Marco Mannetta, Carlos Martins, André Moitinho, Paolo Molaro, Manuel Monteiro, José Luis Rasilla, Marco Riva, Samuel Santana Tschudi, Paolo Santin, Danuta Sosnowska, Sergio Sousa, Paolo Spanò, Fabio Tenegi, Giorgio Toso, Eros Vanzella, Matteo Viel, Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924602

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Exoplanets, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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ESPRESSO front end opto-mechanical configuration

M. Riva, M. Landoni, F. Zerbi, D. Mégevand, A. Cabral, S. Cristiani, B. Delabre

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84469E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924978

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Astronomy, Stars, Cameras, Calibration, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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ESPRESSO: design and analysis of a Coudé-train for a stable and efficient simultaneous optical feeding from the four VLT unit telescopes

Alexandre Cabral, André Moitinho, João Coelho, Jorge Lima, Gerardo Ávila, Bernard-Alexis Delabre, Ricardo Gomes, Denis Mégevand, Filippo Zerbi, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Christophe Lovis, Nuno Santos

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84444F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926093

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Prisms, Lenses, Glasses, Interfaces, Chromium, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Challenges and peculiarities of ESPRESSO data flow cycle: from target choice to scientific results

P. Di Marcantonio, D. Sosnowska, C. Lovis, V. D'Odorico, G. Cupani, S. Sousa, J. González Hernández, R. Cirami, G. Lo Curto, D. Mégevand, S. Cristiani

Proceedings Volume 8448, 84481O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924971

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Exoplanets, Planets, Galactic astronomy, Absorption, Data analysis

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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ESPRESSO: design and analysis of Coudé-Train concepts for stable and efficient optical feeding

Alexandre Cabral, André Moitinho, João Coelho, Jorge Lima, Pedro Carvas, Antonio Amorim, José Rebordão, Gerardo Ávila, Denis Mégevand, José-Miguel Herreros, Filippo Zerbi, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Christophe Lovis, Nuno Santos, Francesco Pepe, Stefano Cristiani, Rafael Rebolo

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77393W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856901

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Optical components, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Prisms, Lenses, Cameras, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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ESPRESSO: projecting a rocky exoplanet hunter for the VLT

Denis Mégevand, José-Miguel Herreros, Filippo Zerbi, Alexandre Cabral, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Christophe Lovis, Francesco Pepe, Stefano Cristiani, Rafael Rebolo, Nuno Santos

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77354Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856656

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Sensors, Calibration, Interfaces, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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CODEX

Luca Pasquini, Stefano Cristiani, Ramón García López, Martin Haehnelt, Michel Mayor, Jochen Liske, Antonio Manescau, Gerardo Avila, Hans Dekker, Olaf Iwert, Bernard Delabre, Gaspare Lo Curto, Valentina D'Odorico, Paolo Molaro, Matteo Viel, Eros Vanzella, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Paolo Santin, Maurizio Comari, Roberto Cirami, Igor Coretti, Filippo Maria Zerbi, Paolo Spanò, Marco Riva, Rafael Rebolo, Garik Israelian, Artemio Herrero, Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio, Fabio Tenegi, Bob Carswell, George Becker, Stephane Udry, Francesco Pepe, Christophe Lovis, Dominique Naef, Miroslava Dessauges, Denis Mégevand

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856974

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Astronomy, Stars, Doppler effect, Sensors, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Physics, Planets, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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ESPRESSO: the Echelle spectrograph for rocky exoplanets and stable spectroscopic observations

Francesco Pepe, Stefano Cristiani, Rafael Rebolo Lopez, Nuno Santos, Antonio Amorim, Gerardo Avila, Willy Benz, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Alexandre Cabral, Pedro Carvas, Roberto Cirami, João Coelho, Maurizio Comari, Igor Coretti, Vincenzo De Caprio, Hans Dekker, Bernard Delabre, Paolo Di Marcantonio, Valentina D'Odorico, Michel Fleury, Ramón García, José Miguel Herreros Linares, Ian Hughes, Olaf Iwert, Jorge Lima, Jean-Louis Lizon, Gaspare Lo Curto, Christophe Lovis, Antonio Manescau, Carlos Martins, Denis Mégevand, André Moitinho, Paolo Molaro, Mario Monteiro, Manuel Monteiro, Luca Pasquini, Christoph Mordasini, Didier Queloz, José Rasilla, José Rebordão, Samuel Santana Tschudi, Paolo Santin, Danuta Sosnowska, Paolo Spanò, Fabio Tenegi, Stéphane Udry, Eros Vanzella, Matteo Viel, Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio, Filippo Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857122

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Stars, Spectroscopy, Exoplanets, Spectral resolution, Planets, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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Optical design of the ESPRESSO spectrograph at VLT

P. Spanò, D. Mégevand, J. Herreros, F. Zerbi, A. Cabral, P. Di Marcantonio, C. Lovis, S. Cristiani, R. Rebolo, N. Santos, F. Pepe

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858096

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Optical design, Cameras, Sensors, Image quality, Collimation, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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The ESPRI Project: differential delay lines for PRIMA

F. Pepe, Didier Queloz, Th. Henning, A. Quirrenbach, F. Delplancke, L. Andolfato, H. Baumeister, P. Bizenberger, H. Bleuler, B. Chazelas, F. Dérie, L. Di Lieto, T. Duc, O. Duvanel, M. Fleury, D. Gillet, U. Graser, F. Koch, R. Launhardt, C. Maire, D. Mégevand, Y. Michellod, J.-M. Moresmau, P. Müllhaupt, V. Naranjo, L. Sache, Y. Salvadé, G. Simond, D. Sosnowska, K. Wagner, L. Zago

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70130P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788169

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Eye, Metrology, Stars, Interferometers, Interferometry, Exoplanets, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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The astrometric data-reduction software for exoplanet detection with PRIMA

Nicholas Elias, Rainer Köhler, Ingo Stilz, Sabine Reffert, Ronny Geisler, Andreas Quirrenbach, Jeroen de Jong, Françoise Delplancke, Robert Tubbs, Ralf Launhardt, Thomas Henning, Denis Mégevand, Didier Queloz

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70133V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787560

KEYWORDS: Stars, Exoplanetary science, Interferometers, Calibration, Databases, Fourier transforms, Exoplanets, Data processing, Surface conduction electron emitter displays, Visibility

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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The ESPRI project: astrometric exoplanet search with PRIMA

R. Launhardt, Didier Queloz, Th. Henning, A. Quirrenbach, F. Delplancke, L. Andolfato, H. Baumeister, P. Bizenberger, H. Bleuler, B. Chazelas, F. Dérie, L. Di Lieto, T.P. Duc, O. Duvanel, N. Elias, M. Fluery, R. Geisler, D. Gillet, U. Graser, F. Koch, R. Köhler, C. Maire, D. Mégevand, Y. Michellod, J.-M. Moresmau, A. Müller, P. Müllhaupt, V. Naranjo, F. Pepe, S. Reffert, L. Sache, D. Ségransan, Y. Salvadé, T. Schulze-Hartung, J. Setiawan, G. Simond, D. Sosnowska, I. Stilz, B. Tubbs, K. Wagner, L. Weber, P. Weise, L. Zago

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70132I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789318

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Telescopes, Stars, Interferometers, Interferometry, Exoplanets, Software development, Planets, Astatine, K band

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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The SOPHIE spectrograph: design and technical key-points for high throughput and high stability

S. Perruchot, D. Kohler, F. Bouchy, Y. Richaud, P. Richaud, G. Moreaux, M. Merzougui, R. Sottile, L. Hill, G. Knispel, X. Regal, J.-P. Meunier, S. Ilovaisky, H. Le Coroller, D. Gillet, J. Schmitt, F. Pepe, M. Fleury, D. Sosnowska, P. Vors, D. Mégevand, P. E. Blanc, C. Carol, A. Point, A. Laloge, J.-C. Brunel

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787379

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectrographs, Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Lamps, Charge-coupled devices, Spherical lenses, Thorium

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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CODEX: the high-resolution visual spectrograph for the E-ELT

Luca Pasquini, G. Avila, H. Dekker, B. Delabre, S. D'Odorico, A. Manescau, M. Haehnelt, B. Carswell, R. Garcia-Lopez, R. Lopez, M. Osorio, R. Rebolo, S. Cristiani, P. Bonifacio, V. D'Odorico, P. Molaro, P. Spanò, F. Zerbi, Michel Mayor, M. Dessauges, D. Megevand, F. Pepe, Didier Queloz, S. Udry

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70141I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787936

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Optical design, Doppler effect, Visualization, Cameras, Sensors, Calibration, Monte Carlo methods, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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The exoplanet hunter HARPS: performance and first results

Gero Rupprecht, Francesco Pepe, Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz, Francois Bouchy, Gerardo Avila, Willy Benz, Jean-Loup Bertaux, X. Bonfils, Th. Dall, Bernard Delabre, Hans Dekker, Wolfgang Eckert, Michel Fleury, Alain Gilliotte, Domingo Gojak, Juan Guzman, Dominique Kohler, Jean-Louis Lizon, G. Lo Curto, Antonio Longinotti, Christophe Lovis, Denis Megevand, Luca Pasquini, Javier Reyes, Jean-Pierre Sivan, Danuta Sosnowska, R. Soto, Stephane Udry, Arno Van Kesteren, Luc Weber, Ueli Weilenmann

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551267

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Observatories, Spectrographs, Stars, Calibration, Exoplanets, Charge-coupled devices, Velocity measurements, Planets, Thorium

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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Performance verification of HARPS: first laboratory results

Francesco Pepe, Gero Rupprecht, Gerardo Avila, Andrea Balestra, Francois Bouchy, Cyril Cavadore, Wolfgang Eckert, Michel Fleury, Alain Gillotte, Domingo Gojak, Juan Guzman, Dominique Kohler, Jean-Luis Lizon, Michel Mayor, Denis Megevand, Didier Queloz, Danuta Sosnowska, Stephane Udry, Ueli Weilenmann

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460777

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Cameras, Sensors, Calibration, Manufacturing, Iodine cells, Charge-coupled devices, Lanthanum

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