Mr. Maxime Boccas Profile

Maxime Boccas

at European Southern Observatory

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Publications (29)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

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Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) at ESO: updates on the current practices and strategies for the future

Pascale Hibon, Michèle Péron, Maxime Boccas, Marcia Saavedra, Francesca Primas, Claudio Cumani, Mariya Lyubenova, Belen Alcalde, Itziar De Gregorio Monsalvo, Maria Francisca Labayru, Enikő Patkós, Mylène François

Proceedings Volume 12186, 1218604 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628910

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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Technical operations and maintenance activities at the Paranal Observatory

M. Boccas, E. Diaz, M. Frantz, S. Gonzalez, G. Hüdepohl, I. Kastinen, V. Nurzia, P. Pozzobon, C. Ramirez, C. Reinero, F. Salgado, C. Stephan, J. Valenzuela

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107041Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311769

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Failure analysis, Inspection, Reliability, Efficient operations

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

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Instrumentation at Gemini Observatory

S. Kleinman, Maxime Boccas, Stephen Goodsell, Percy Gomez, Rick Murowinski, André-Nicolas Chené, David Henderson

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914702 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2051372

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Spectrographs, Imaging systems, Gemini Planet Imager, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Astronomical imaging, Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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Science readiness of the Gemini MCAO System: GeMS

Benoit Neichel, Franҫois Rigaut, Andrew Serio, Gustavo Arriagada, Maxime Boccas, Céline d'Orgeville, Vincent Fesquet, Chadwick Trujillo, William Rambold, Ramon Galvez, Gaston Gausachs, Tomislav Vucina, Vanessa Montes, Cristian Urrutia, Cristian Moreno, Sarah Diggs, Claudio Araya, Javier Lührs, Gelys Trancho, Matthieu Bec, Claudio Marchant, Fabian Collao, Eleazar Carrasco, Michelle Edwards, Peter Pessev, Ariel Lopez, Herman Diaz

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925285

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Electroluminescent displays, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Observatories, Beam splitters, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Gemini's instrumentation program: latest results and long-range plan

Maxime Boccas, S. Kleinman, Stephen Goodsell, Eric Tollestrup, Andrew Adamson, Gustavo Arriagada, Julian Christou, Patricio Gonzalez, Kevin Hanna, Markus Hartung, Manuel Lazo, Rachel Mason, Benoît Neichel, Gabriel Perez, Doug Simons, Brian Walls, John White

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844606 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925516

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Spectrographs, Observatories, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sensors, Gemini Planet Imager, Mid-IR, Charge-coupled devices, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Increasing sky coverage with the Gemini North ALTAIR/LGS AO system

Julian Christou, Maxime Boccas, Angelic Ebbers, Richard McDermid, Richard Oram, Chadwick Trujillo, Brian Walls

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84473E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925507

KEYWORDS: Stars, Sodium, Adaptive optics, Gemini Observatory, National Ignition Facility, Laser guide stars, Point spread functions, Rayleigh scattering, Linear filtering, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Improving stability, robustness, and performance of laser systems

Andres Guesalaga, Benoit Neichel, Maxime Boccas, Celine D'Orgeville, Francois Rigaut, Dani Guzman, Jaime Anguita

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924908

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Laser guide stars, Laser systems engineering, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Wavefronts, Gemini Observatory, Atmospheric optics, Near field optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Gemini South multi-conjugate adaptive optics (GeMS) laser guide star facility on-sky performance results

Céline d'Orgeville, Sarah Diggs, Vincent Fesquet, Benoit Neichel, William Rambold, François Rigaut, Andrew Serio, Claudio Araya, Gustavo Arriagada, Rodrigo Balladares, Matthieu Bec, Maxime Boccas, Camila Duran, Angelic Ebbers, Ariel Lopez, Claudio Marchant, Eduardo Marin, Vanessa Montes, Cristian Moreno, Eric Petit Vega, Carlos Segura, Gelys Trancho, Chad Trujillo, Cristian Urrutia, Patricio Veliz, Tomislav Vucina

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84471Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925813

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Sodium, Laser safety, Mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Observatories, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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GeMS first on-sky results

Franҫois Rigaut, Benoit Neichel, Maxime Boccas, Céline d'Orgeville, Gustavo Arriagada, Vincent Fesquet, Sarah Diggs, Claudio Marchant, Gaston Gausach, William Rambold, Javier Luhrs, Shane Walker, Eleazar Carrasco-Damele, Michelle Edwards, Peter Pessev, Ramon Galvez, Tomislav Vucina, Claudio Araya, Alejandro Gutierrez, Angelic Ebbers, Andrew Serio, Cristian Moreno, Cristian Urrutia, Rolando Rogers, Roberto Rojas, Chadwick Trujillo, Bryan Miller, Douglas Simons, Ariel Lopez, Vanessa Montes, Herman Diaz, Felipe Daruich, Felipe Colazo, Matthieu Bec, Gelys Trancho, Michael Sheehan, Peter McGregor, Peter Young, Matthew Doolan, Jan van Harmelen, Brent Ellerbroek, Damien Gratadour, Aurea Garcia-Rissmann

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84470I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927061

KEYWORDS: Stars, Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Error analysis, Calibration, Gemini Observatory, Actuators, Turbulence, Image quality, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Science readiness of the Gemini MCAO system: GeMS

Benoit Neichel, François Rigaut, Andrew Serio, Gustavo Arriagada, Maxime Boccas, Céline d'Orgeville, Vincent Fesquet, Chadwick Trujillo, William Rambold, Ramon Galvez, Gaston Gausachs, Tomislav Vucina, Vanessa Montes, Cristian Urrutia, Cristian Moreno, Sarah Diggs, Claudio Araya, Javier Lührs, Gelys Trancho, Matthieu Bec, Claudio Marchant, Fabian Collao, Eleazar Carrasco, Michelle Edwards, Peter Pessev, Ariel Lopez, Hernan Diaz

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84470W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925915

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Electroluminescent displays, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Observatories, Beam splitters, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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The Gemini MCAO System GeMS: nearing the end of a lab-story

B. Neichel, F. Rigaut, M. Bec, M. Boccas, F. Daruich, C. D'Orgeville, V. Fesquet, R. Galvez, A. Garcia-Rissmann, G. Gausachs, M. Lombini, G. Perez, G. Trancho, V. Upadhya, T. Vucina

Proceedings Volume 7736, 773606 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856716

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Calibration, Gemini Observatory, Actuators, Real-time computing, Laser guide stars, Data modeling, Laser systems engineering, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

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Gemini all-sky camera for laser guide star operation

Matthieu Bec, Francois Rigaut, Gelys Trancho, Maxime Boccas, Fabian Collao, Felipe Daruich, Céline d'Orgeville, Manuel Lazo, Diego Maltes, Gabriel Perez, Vicente Vergara, Tomislav Vucina, Michael Sheehan

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788190

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Gemini Observatory, Imaging systems, Human-machine interfaces, Electronics, Observatories, Laser guide stars, CCD cameras, Sensors, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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The Gemini MCAO bench: system overview and lab integration

Matthieu Bec, Francois Rigaut, Ramon Galvez, Gustavo Arriagada, Maxime Boccas, Gaston Gausachs, Damien Gratadour, Eric James, Roberto Rojas, Rolando Rogers, Michael Sheehan, Gelys Trancho, Tomislav Vucina

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701568 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790354

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Electronics, Telescopes, Real-time computing, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Sensors, Stars, Control systems, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Gemini primary mirror in situ wash

Tomislav Vucina, Maxime Boccas, Claudio Araya, Clayton Ah Hee, Chas Cavedoni

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70122Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788388

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Carbon dioxide, Safety, Bladder, Silver, Sensors, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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The Gemini MCAO infrastructure: laser service enclosure and support structure

Charles Cavedoni, S. Bombino, M. Sheehan, S. Karewicz, S. Hardash, G. Perez, P. Collins, C. d'Orgeville, M. Boccas, D. Maltes, G. Gausachs, R. Rogers

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70122Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788926

KEYWORDS: Laser systems engineering, Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Control systems, Standards development, Fluctuations and noise, Laser optics, Laser guide stars, Structural design, Laser safety

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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The Gemini South MCAO laser guide star facility: getting ready for first light

Céline d'Orgeville, Felipe Daruich, Gustavo Arriagada, Matthieu Bec, Maxime Boccas, Stacy Bombino, Chris Carter, Chas Cavedoni, Fabian Collao, Paul Collins, Eric James, Stan Karewicz, Manuel Lazo, Diego Maltes, Ron Mouser, Gabriel Perez, François Rigaut, Roberto Rojas, Mike Sheehan, Gelys Trancho, Vicente Vergara, Tomislav Vucina

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70152P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788970

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser safety, Safety, Cameras, Stars, Laser guide stars, Adaptive optics, Laser beam propagation

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2008 Paper

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GeMS: Gemini Mcao System: current status and commissioning plans

Maxime Boccas, François Rigaut, Damien Gratadour, Céline d'Orgeville, Matthieu Bec, Felipe Daruich, Gabriel Perez, Gustavo Arriagada, Stacy Bombino, Chris Carter, Chas Cavedoni, Fabian Collao, Paul Collins, Pablo Diaz, Angelic Ebbers, Ramon Galvez, Gaston Gausachs, Steve Hardash, Eric James, Stan Karewicz, Manuel Lazo, Diego Maltes, Ron Mouser, Rolando Rogers, Roberto Rojas, Michael Sheehan, Gelys Trancho, Vicente Vergara, Tomislav Vucina

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70150X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788958

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Calibration, Laser stabilization, Sensors, Stars, Laser safety, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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LSST reflective coating studies

Jacques Sebag, Victor Krabbendam, Gary Poczulp, Douglas Neill, Tomislav Vucina, Maxime Boccas

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62730X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670611

KEYWORDS: Coating, Reflectivity, Silver, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Aluminum, Mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Observatories, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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Performance and upgrades of active optics on Gemini telescopes

Maxime Boccas, Tomislav Vucina

Proceedings Volume 6273, 627339 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670895

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations, Mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Image quality, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Calibration, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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Gemini's protected silver coatings: first two years in operation

Tomislav Vucina, Maxime Boccas, Claudio Araya, Clayton Ahhee

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62730W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670866

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Reflectivity, Silver, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Thin film coatings, Infrared radiation, Infrared telescopes, Spectrophotometry, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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Laser guide star upgrade of Altair at Gemini North

Maxime Boccas, Francois Rigaut, Matthieu Bec, Benjamin Irarrazaval, Eric James, Angelic Ebbers, Celine d'Orgeville, Kenny Grace, Gustavo Arriagada, Stan Karewicz, Mike Sheehan, John White, Simon Chan

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670842

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Sensors, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Control systems, Monochromatic aberrations, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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The SOAR optical imager: status and first results

Hugo Schwarz, Michael Ashe, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Francisco Delgado, Ramon Gavez, Manuel Martinez, Patricio Schurter, Ricardo Schmidt, Roberto Tighe, Alistair Walker

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553185

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Prisms, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Gemini Observatory, Astronomy, Optical filters, Image filtering, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2004 Paper

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Coating the 8-m Gemini telescopes with protected silver

Maxime Boccas, Tomislav Vucina, Claudio Araya, Esteban Vera, Clayton Ahhee

Proceedings Volume 5494, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548809

KEYWORDS: Silver, Coating, Reflectivity, Aluminum, Telescopes, Mirrors, Gemini Observatory, Infrared telescopes, Dental caries, Sputter deposition

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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ISPI: the infrared side port imager for the CITO 4-m telescope

Ronald Probst, Andres Montane, Michael Warner, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Ramon Galvez, Roberto Tighe, Michael Ashe, Nicole van der Bliek, Robert Blum

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461435

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Infrared imaging, Cameras, Imaging systems, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Collimators, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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SOAR Optical Imager

Alistair Walker, Maxime Boccas, Marco Bonati, Ramon Galvez, Manual Martinez, Patricio Schurter, Ricardo Schmidt, Michael Ashe, Francisco Delgado, Roberto Tighe

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457977

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Prisms, Imaging systems, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Gemini Observatory, Camera shutters, Space telescopes, Image filtering

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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Preliminary results of the 2001-2002 Gemini sodium monitoring campaign at Cerro Tololo, Chile

Celine d'Orgeville, Francois Rigaut, Maxime Boccas, Christopher Dainty, Enrique Figueroa, Ralf Flicker, Brooke Gregory, Laurent Michaille, John Quartel, Andrei Tokovinin, Gelys Trancho, Nicholas Wooder

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457005

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Telescopes, Stars, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Calibration, Laser guide stars, Charge-coupled devices, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

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Site survey for the Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope

Alistair Walker, Robert Blum, Maxime Boccas, Edison Bustos, Hugo Schwarz, Nicholas Suntzeff, Andrei Tokovinin

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459881

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Clouds, Turbulence, Atmospheric modeling, Observatories, Astronomy, Gemini Observatory, Large telescopes, Remote sensing, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

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ABU/SPIREX: South Pole thermal IR experiment

Albert Fowler, Nigel Sharp, William Ball, Antony Schinckel, Michael Ashley, Maxime Boccas, John Storey, Darren DePoy, Paul Martini, Doyal Harper, Rodney Marks

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317243

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Thermography, Astronomy, Infrared telescopes, Optical filters, CCD cameras, Imaging systems, Image enhancement, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 1995 Paper

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Minimizing fiber dispersion effects in double Fourier stellar interferometers

Vincent Coude du Foresto, Guy Perrin, Maxime Boccas

Proceedings Volume 2476, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211842

KEYWORDS: Dispersion, Interferometers, Waveguides, Modulation, Glasses, K band, Single mode fibers, Interferometry, Visibility, Phase shift keying

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