E-ELT Status
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E-ELT Status
G. Monnet
Faculty Meeting May 19th, 2006
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E-ELT Design Process Status
“Toolbox” produced by 5 topical Working Groups Science, Instruments, AO, Site & Telescope Design accessible from ESO public web pages
Core-ESE WG project definition report completed report presented to STC May 11th & ESRC May 19th
covers draft top-level requirements & telescope system design options
E-ELT Telescope Project Office installed by June 1st R. Gilmozzi P.I.; J. Spyromilio head P.O. Basic Reference Design to be presented to ESO
Community by P.O. & ESE November 29th – 30th
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E-ELT WG: The Output
5 topical Community-ESO WGs Science, Instrument, AO, Site & Telescope Design 586 pages Toolbox produced & publicly available
Science
Design
Site
Instrument
A.O.
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E-ELT WG: The Actors
Sarazin Mathy
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Leibundgut
Yakstoiva
Franx
Arnaboldi
Udry
Zinnecker
Tolstoy
Rebolo
McCaughrean
HookHaehn
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Cimatti
Bergeron
Benz
Ardeberg
Shaver
Kissler-Patig
Kauefl
Fosbury
FreudlingComer
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Rosati
Cunningham D’Odor
icoKerber
Casali
Kaufer
Kasper
Moorwood
Blommaert
Holland
Cuby
Brinchmann
BrandlIy
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Pepe
Gredel
Appenzeller
Coudé du Foresto
Munoz-Tunon
Ortolani
Quirrenbach
Wilson Vern
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Herbst
Gilmozzi
PatatSiebenm
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Enard Noe
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Tamai
Spyromilio
Dierickx
Dimmler
Koch
Schneermann
Swat Alvar
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Andersen
Castro
Goncharov
IyeKorhonen
Lemaitre
Salinari
Atad
Rousset
Glindemann
Vérinaud
Beuzit
Brandner
Dainty
Feldt
Ferrari
Love
Myers
Owner-Pedersen
Rabien
Ragazzoni
Riccardi
Rigaut
Stuik
Hubin
LeLouarn
Bonaccini
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Main Toolbox components
31 Science cases including 7 “prominent” onesprioritized Telescope & Instrument requirements
a timed 12-Instrument suite covering science cases requirements on Telescope, AO & Siteassessment of technology, complexity, cost & risk
a roadmap for the ~5 AO systems required requirements on Telescope, Instruments & Site AO/LGS concepts & technological pathfinders
Site parameters evaluation & observing impact
Telescope Design families evaluation
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E-ELT Top Level Science Requirements
a general-use multi-purpose facility(last-hour multi-telescope alternative opened)
an efficient improved-seeing “wide-field” facility(down to visual wavelengths)
an Instrument-friendly facility
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Spherical Primary
(OWL-like)
NO
E-ELT Design Decision Tree
Aspheric segments
?
AO mirror in Tel.?
YES
Adaptive M2 ?
YES
Adaptive R-C or
Gregorian
YES
Seeing limited R-C or
Gregorian
NO
Adaptive 5-mirror Design
NO
YES
Option
Option
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Two Alternative Designs (42-m)
M24.5m DM
M34.2m
Gregorian 5-Mirro
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M26.0m
M42.5m DM
M52.7m T/T
M34.0mactive
λ 0.45 μm throughput (high efficiency aged coatings)
> 86% > 82%
Obstruction (area) 1.2% 9%
Image quality at 5’ 0”.2 diffraction-limited
Enclosure size ~ + 10m
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E-ELT Top Level Science Requirements
(too?) large impact on telescope design