instrumentation

Extreme Polarimeter

Imaging polarimeter for the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope

First-Light Instrumentation for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

The 4m Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) is the next generation ground based solar telescope. In this paper we provide an overview of the ATST post-focus instrumentation. The majority of ATST instrumentation is located in an instrument Coude …

Instrumentation for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

The 4-m aperture Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) is the next generation ground based solar telescope. In this paper we provide an overview of the ATST post-focus instrumentation. The majority of ATST instrumentation is located in an …

Low-Cost Solar Adaptive Optics

First PC-controlled adaptive otics for a large solar telescope.

Design and development of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)

High-resolution studies of the Sun's magnetic fields are needed for a better understanding of solar magnetic fields and the fundamental processes responsible for solar variability. The generation of magnetic fields through dynamo processes, the …

Technical challenges of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

The 4m Advance Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) will be the most powerful solar telescope in the world, providing a unique scientific tool to study the Sun and possibly other astronomical objects, such as solar system planets. We briefly summarize …

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

The 4m aperture Advance Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) will be the most powerful solar telescope in the world and a unique scientific tool to study the Sun and other astronomical objects, such as planets. The ATST will replace major existing …

Instrumentation for astrophysical spectropolarimetry

Astronomical spectropolarimetry is performed from the X-ray to the radio regimes of the electromagnetic spectrum. The following chapter deals with instruments and their components that are used in the wavelength range from 300 nm to 20 μm. After …

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope -- Science Goals and Instrument Description.

High-resolution studies of the Sun's magnetic fields are needed for a better understanding of solar magnetic fields and the fundamental processes responsible for solar variability. The generation of magnetic fields through dynamo processes, the …

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: Science Goals and Instrument Description

High-resolution studies of the Sun's magnetic fields are needed for a better understanding of solar magnetic fields and the fundamental processes responsible for solar variability. For example, the generation of magnetic fields through dynamo …