Dr. Steffen Rost Profile

Dr. Steffen Rost

at Univ zu Köln

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Warm calibration unit of the mid-infrared E-ELT instrument METIS: overview and current status of the project

Monika Rutowska, Tarun Sharma, Michael Wiest, Sabine Graf, Christian Straubmeier, Steffen Rost, Lucas Labadie, Andreas Eckart, Leonard Burtscher, Tibor Agócs, Dirk Lesman, Remko Stuik, Adrian Glauser, Bernhard Brandl, Felix Bettonvil

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114472T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562219

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Mid-IR, Integrating spheres, Large telescopes, Optical engineering, Interfaces, Optical benches, Optical alignment, Black bodies, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The warm calibration unit of METIS: laboratory tests and proof-of-concept

Sabine Graf, Monika Rutowska, Michael Wiest, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Lucas Labadie

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114472R (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562106

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Integrating spheres, Black bodies, Mid-IR, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Cameras, Manufacturing, Optical spheres

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2018 Paper

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The calibration unit of the mid-infrared E-ELT instrument METIS

Nicola Baccichet, Lucas Labadie, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Michael Wiest, Leonard Burtscher, Tibor Agócs, Willem Jellema, Ronald Roelfsema, Roy van Boekel, Adrian Glauser, Bernhard Brandl, Felix Bettonvil, Jeff Lynn, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070291 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312075

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Integrating spheres, Black bodies, Mid-IR, Alignment procedures, Infrared backgrounds

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

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The warm calibration unit of METIS: optical design and principle of operation

Christian Straubmeier, Nicola Baccichet, Lucas Labadie, Steffen Rost, Michael Wiest, Andreas Eckart, Bernhard Brandl, Tibor Agócs, Ronald Roelfsema, Jeffrey Lynn, Felix Bettonvil

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107028P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310112

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Optical design, Mirrors, Diffraction, Optical benches, Relays, Wavefronts, Mid-IR, Imaging systems, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Performance of the LINC NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker at delivery

Matthew Horrobin, Andreas Eckart, Udo Beckmann, Claus Connot, Jens Dierkes, Bettina Lindhorst, Edmund Nußbaum, Steffen Rost, Semir Smajić, Christian Straubmeier, Imke Wank, Thomas Bertram, Jörg-Uwe Pott

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91462G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055724

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Sensor performance, Head, Computer programming, Telescopes, Interfaces, Control systems, Optical filters, Electronics, K band

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 February 2013

LINC-NIRVANA for the large binocular telescope: setting up the world’s largest near infrared binoculars for astronomy

Ralph Hofferbert, Harald Baumeister, Thomas Bertram, Jürgen Berwein, Peter Bizenberger, Armin Böhm, Michael Böhm, José Luis Borelli, Matthieu Brangier, Florian Briegel, Albert Conrad, Fulvio De Bonis, Roman Follert, Thomas Herbst, Armin Huber, Frank Kittmann, Martin Kürster, Werner Laun, Ulrich Mall, Daniel Meschke, Lars Mohr, Vianak Naranjo, Aleksei Pavlov, Jorg-Uwe Pott, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Eva Schinnerer, Clemens Storz, Jan Trowitzsch, Zhaojun Yan, Xianyu Zhang, Andreas Eckart, Matthew Horrobin, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Udo Beckmann, Claus Connot, Matthias Heininger, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Tim Kroner, Edmund Nussbaum, Dieter Schertl, Gerd Weigelt, Maria Bergomi, Alessandro Brunelli, Marco Dima, Jacopo Farinato, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Roberto Ragazzoni, Valentina Viotto, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Giovanni Bregoli, Paolo Ciliegi, Giuseppe Cosentino, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Dario Lorenzetti, Fabrizio Vitali, Mario Bertero, Patrizia Boccacci, Andrea La Camera

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 08, 081602, (February 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.8.081602

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Mirrors, Interferometry, Near infrared, Adaptive optics, Interfaces, Cameras, Optical engineering, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

Paper

LINC-NIRVANA for the LBT: setting up the world's largest NIR binoculars for astronomy

Ralph Hofferbert, Harald Baumeister, Thomas Bertram, Jürgen Berwein, Peter Bizenberger, Armin Böhm, Michael Böhm, José Luis Borelli, Matthieu Brangier, Florian Briegel, Albert Conrad, Fulvio De Bonis, Roman Follert, Tom Herbst, Armin Huber, Frank Kittmann, Martin Kürster, Werner Laun, Ulrich Mall, Daniel Meschke, Lars Mohr, Vianak Naranjo, Aleksei Pavlov, Jörg-Uwe Pott, Hans-Walter Rix, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Eva Schinnerer, Clemens Storz, Jan Trowitzsch, Zhaojun Yan, Xianyu Zhang, Andreas Eckart, Matthew Horrobin, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Udo Beckmann, Claus Connot, Matthias Heininger, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Tim Kröner, Eddy Nussbaum, Dieter Schertl, Gerd Weigelt, Maria Bergomi, Alessandro Brunelli, Marco Dima, Jacopo Farinato, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Roberto Ragazzoni, Valentina Viotto, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Giovanni Bregoli, Paolo Ciliegi, Guiseppe Cosentino, Emiliano Diolaiti, Italo Foppiani, Matteo Lombini, Laura Schreiber, Francesco D'Alessio, Gianluca Li Causi, Dario Lorenzetti, Fabrizio Vitali, Mario Bertero, Patrizia Boccacci, Andrea La Camera

Proceedings Volume 8511, 85110A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.928284

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Interferometry, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Near infrared, Stars, Imaging systems, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Beating the confusion limit: the necessity of high angular resolution for probing the physics of Sagittarius A* and its environment: opportunities for LINC-NIRVANA (LBT), GRAVITY (VLTI) and and METIS (E-ELT)

A. Eckart, N. Sabha, G. Witzel, C. Straubmeier, B. Shahzamanian, M. Valencia-S., Macarena García-Marín, M. Horrobin, L. Moser, J. Zuther, S. Fischer, C. Rauch, S. Rost, C. Iserlohe, S. Yazici, S. Smajic, M. Wiest, C. Araujo-Hauck, I. Wank

Proceedings Volume 8445, 84451F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925157

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spatial resolution, Monte Carlo methods, X-rays, Scattering, Physics, Telescopes, Statistical analysis, Infrared radiation, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Glass fiber reinforced plastics within the fringe and flexure tracker of LINC-NIRVANA

Semir Smajic, A. Eckart, M. Horrobin, B. Lindhorst, J.-U. Pott, C. Rauch, S. Rost, C. Straubmeier, E. Tremou, I. Wank, J. Zuther

Proceedings Volume 8445, 844527 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926171

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Head, Aluminum, Telescopes, Computer programming, Cryogenics, Glasses, Adaptive optics, Epoxies, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker control system

Steffen Rost, Andreas Eckart, Matthew Horrobin, Bettina Lindhorst, Christoph Rauch, Semir Smajic, Christian Straubmeier, Evangelia Tremou, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Jörg-Uwe Pott

Proceedings Volume 8445, 844539 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926531

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Control systems, Digital signal processing, Computer programming, Mirrors, Stars, Telescopes, Filtering (signal processing), Fringe analysis, Electronic filtering

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Functional and performance tests of the fringe and flexure tracking system for LINC-NIRVANA

C. Rauch, A. Eckart, M. Horrobin, B. Lindhorst, S. Rost, S. Smajić, C. Straubmeier, E. Tremou, I. Wank, J. Zuther

Proceedings Volume 8445, 844538 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926036

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Point spread functions, Head, Fringe analysis, Telescopes, Wavefronts, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Astronomy, Computer programming

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2012 Paper

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LINC-NIRVANA: optical elements of the fringe and flexure tracker

Jens Zuther, Andreas Eckart, Thomas Bertram, Matthew Horrobin, Bettina Lindhorst, Uwe Lindhorst, Jörg-Uwe Pott, Christoph Rauch, Steffen Rost, Semir Smajic, Christian Straubmeier, Imke Wank, Udo Beckmann, Rainer Lenzen, Evangelia Tremou

Proceedings Volume 8445, 844536 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926017

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Zemax, Optical components, Mirrors, Optical simulations, Interferometry, Point spread functions, Beam splitters, Optical tracking

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Paper

LINC-NIRVANA piston control elements

Mario Brix, Jörg-Uwe Pott, Thomas Bertram, Steffen Rost, Jose Luis Borelli, Thomas Herbst, Martin Kuerster, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77341U (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857403

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Digital signal processing, Vibrometry, Mirror mounts, Optical benches, Interferometry, Digital filtering, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: control design overview

Steffen Rost, Andreas Eckart, Matthew Horrobin, Bettina Lindhorst, Uwe Lindhorst, Lydia Moser, Semir Smajic, Christian Straubmeier, Evangelia Tremou, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Thomas Bertram

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77341V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857071

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Point spread functions, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Computing systems, Control systems, Stars, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: an update of the opto-mechanical system

Jens Zuther, Andreas Eckart, Thomas Bertram, Matthew Horrobin, Bettina Lindhorst, Uwe Lindhorst, Lydia Moser, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Evangelia Tremou, Imke Wank

Proceedings Volume 7734, 773448 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856861

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Interferometry, Head, Atmospheric corrections, Refraction, Mirrors, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: laboratory tests

Evangelia Tremou, Andreas Eckart, Matthew Horrobin, Bettina Lindhorst, Lydia Moser, Steffen Rost, Semir Smajic, Christian Straubmeier, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Thomas Bertram

Proceedings Volume 7734, 773441 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856731

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Temperature metrology, Cryogenics, Cameras, Interferometry, Aluminum, Computer programming, Reflectivity, Astronomy, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Fringe detection and piston variability in LINC-NIRVANA

Matthew Horrobin, Andreas Eckart, Bettina Lindhorst, Uwe Lindhorst, Lydia Moser, Steffen Rost, Semir Smajic, Christian Straubmeier, Evangelia Tremou, Imke Wank, Jens Zuther, Thomas Bertram, Carmelo Arcidiacono

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77341X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856863

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Stars, Video, Adaptive optics, Fringe analysis, Sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Interferometry, Atmospheric sensing

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: first measurements of the testbed interferometer

L. Moser, A. Eckart, M. Horrobin, B. Lindhorst, S. Rost, C. Straubmeier, E. Tremou, I. Wank, J. Zuther, T. Bertram

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77342X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856654

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Point spread functions, Interferometry, Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Sensors, Control systems, Halogens, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracking system

Thomas Bertram, Andreas Eckart, Bettina Lindhorst, Steffen Rost, Christian Straubmeier, Evangelia Tremou, Yeping Wang, Imke Wank, Gunther Witzel, Udo Beckmann, Mario Brix, Sebastian Egner, Tom Herbst

Proceedings Volume 7013, 701327 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788686

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Point spread functions, Mirrors, Interferometers, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Telescopes, Actuators, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA Fringe and Flexure Tracker: the testbed interferometer

Thomas Bertram, Bettina Lindhorst, Evangelia Tremou, Steffen Rost, Yeping Wang, Imke Wank, Gunther Witzel, Christian Straubmeier, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 7013, 701337 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788980

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Interferometers, Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Control systems, Interferometry, Servomechanisms, Beam splitters, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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Prospects for observing the Galactic Center: combining LBT LINC-NIRVANA observations in the near-infrared with observations in the mm/sub-mm wavelength domain

Andreas Eckart, Gunther Witzel, Devaky Kunneriath, Sabine König, Christian Straubmeier, Thomas Bertram, Mohammad Zamaninasab, Rainer Schödel, Koraljka Muzic, Evangelia Tremou, Leonhard Meyer, Steffen Rost, Stuart Vogel, Helmut Wiesemeyer, Lorant Sjouwerman, Tom Herbst

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70134L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787557

KEYWORDS: Stars, Near infrared, Infrared imaging, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, X-rays, Observatories, Spatial resolution, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA Fringe and Flexure Tracker: testing piston control performance

Steffen Rost, Thomas Bertram, Bettina Lindhorst, Christian Straubmeier, Evangelia Tremou, Yeping Wang, Gunther Witzel, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 7013, 701338 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787896

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Sensors, Mirrors, Control systems, Actuators, Device simulation, Filtering (signal processing), Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Vibration measurements at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)

M. Brix, V. Naranjo, U. Beckmann, R. Bertram, T. Bertram, J. Brynnel, S. Egner, W. Gaessler, T. Herbst, M. Kuerster, R. Rohloff, S. Rost, J. Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70122J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787533

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Actuators, Computer programming, Electroluminescence, Optical components, Sensors, Signal processing, Control systems, Vibrometry

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: image analysis concept and fringe tracking performance estimate

Thomas Bertram, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Christian Straubmeier, Steffen Rost, Yeping Wang, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62683P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671542

KEYWORDS: Stars, Point spread functions, Fringe analysis, Interferometry, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image analysis, Near infrared, Telescopes, V band, Atmospheric corrections

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Interferometric observations of the galactic center: LBT and VLTI

Andreas Eckart, Rainer Schödel, Christian Straubmeier, Thomas Bertram, Jörg-Uwe Pott, Koraljka Muzic, Leonhard Meyer, Jihane Moultaka, Thomas Viehmann, Steffen Rost, Tom Herbst

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62681J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670283

KEYWORDS: Stars, Near infrared, Infrared imaging, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, Polarization, Spectroscopy, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: cryo-ambient mechanical design

Thomas Bertram, Harald Baumeister, Werner Laun, Christian Straubmeier, Steffen Rost, Yeping Wang, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62683L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671378

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cryogenics, Head, Point spread functions, Stars, Mechanical engineering, Interferometry, Near infrared, Cameras, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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The imaging fringe and flexure tracker of LINC-NIRVANA: basic opto-mechanical design and principle of operation

Christian Straubmeier, Thomas Bertram, Andreas Eckart, Steffen Rost, Yeping Wang, Tom Herbst, Roberto Ragazzoni, Gerd Weigelt

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62681I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670160

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Wavefronts, Point spread functions, Cameras, Mirrors, Optical tracking, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: piston control strategies

Steffen Rost, Thomas Bertram, Christian Straubmeier, Yeping Wang, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 6274, 62741P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671741

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Telescopes, Interferometry, Actuators, Device simulation, Control systems, Atmospheric modeling, Near infrared, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA common software

Florian Briegel, Jürgen Berwein, Frank Kittmann, Valentin Volchkov, Lars Mohr, Wolfgang Gaessler, Thomas Bertram, Steffen Rost, Yeping Wang

Proceedings Volume 6274, 62741M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671373

KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Astronomy, Operating systems, Computer programming, C++, Databases, Control systems, Visualization, Software development, Internet

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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The LINC-NIRVANA fringe and flexure tracker: Linux real-time solutions

Yeping Wang, Thomas Bertram, Christian Straubmeier, Steffen Rost, Andreas Eckart

Proceedings Volume 6274, 62741O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671616

KEYWORDS: Computing systems, Image processing, Interferometry, Near infrared, Signal processing, Atmospheric corrections, Sensors, Control systems, Telescopes, Point spread functions

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