The first bite of the SHARK

by Luca Marafatto (INAF/OAPD - and all the SHARK-NIR team)

Thursday 18 May 2023, 11:30 → 12:30 Europe/Rome

Sala Jappelli (Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)

SHARK-NIR is a near-infrared coronagraphic camera designed to exploit the excellent performances of the LBT Adaptive Optics system SOUL. Its main science target is the detection and characterization of exoplanets. Second generation instrument of the LBT, SHARK-NIR, left 6 years ago its paper and models realm to become a real working instrument. Its compact size is a consequence of the available volume and required stiffness, but shall not convince you of a simple opto-mechanical design, translating in requirements for all the interconnected fields of software, electronics, archiving, etc. In this seminar we will report the main steps that drove SHARK-NIR to become a real instrument with laboratory validated performances and the commissioning, focusing on the coordination, interfaces and interactions of all the different involved fields, expertise and institutes of the consortium as well as of the hosting telescope.

 

 

The seminar can be attended in person in Sala Jappelli or remotely through the google.meet link: 

 

https://meet.google.com/oqu-bwvz-xna
 

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