Progress on FORS-Up: the first instrument using ELT technologies

H. M. J. Boffin; V. Baldini; S. Bertocco; G. Calderone; R. Cirami; R. D. Conzelmann; I. Coretti; C. Cumani; D. Del Valle; F. Dérie; P. A. Fuerte Rodríguez; P. Gutierrez Cheetham; J. Kosmalski; A. Manescau; A. Modigliani; P. Di Marcantonio; S. Moehler; C. Moins; D. Popovic; M. Porru; J. Reyes; R. Siebenmorgen; V. Strazzullo; A. Sulich

doi:10.1117/12.3018341

18 July 2024 Progress on FORS-Up: the first instrument using ELT technologies

H. M. J. Boffin, V. Baldini, S. Bertocco, G. Calderone, R. Cirami, R. D. Conzelmann, I. Coretti, C. Cumani, D. Del Valle, F. Dérie, P. A. Fuerte Rodríguez, P. Gutierrez Cheetham, J. Kosmalski, A. Manescau, A. Modigliani, P. Di Marcantonio, S. Moehler, C. Moins, D. Popovic, M. Porru, J. Reyes, R. Siebenmorgen, V. Strazzullo, A. Sulich

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Proceedings Volume 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 130967A (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018341
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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ESO is in the process of upgrading one of the two FORS (FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph) instruments – a multi-mode (imaging, polarimetry, long-slit, and multi-object spectroscopy) optical instrument mounted on the Cassegrain focus of Unit Telescope 1 of ESO’s Very Large Telescope. FORS1 was moved from Chile to Trieste, and is undergoing complete refurbishment, including the exchange of all motorised parts. In addition, new software is developed, based on the Extremely Large Telescope Instrument Control Software Framework, as the upgraded FORS1 will be the first instrument in operations to use this framework. The new Teledyne e2V CCD has now been procured and is undergoing testing with the New Generation Controller at ESO. In addition, a new set of grisms have been developed, and a new set of filters will be purchased. A new internal calibration unit has been designed, making the operations more efficient.

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H. M. J. Boffin, V. Baldini, S. Bertocco, G. Calderone, R. Cirami, R. D. Conzelmann, I. Coretti, C. Cumani, D. Del Valle, F. Dérie, P. A. Fuerte Rodríguez, P. Gutierrez Cheetham, J. Kosmalski, A. Manescau, A. Modigliani, P. Di Marcantonio, S. Moehler, C. Moins, D. Popovic, M. Porru, J. Reyes, R. Siebenmorgen, V. Strazzullo, and A. Sulich "Progress on FORS-Up: the first instrument using ELT technologies", Proc. SPIE 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 130967A (18 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018341

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