The paranal instrumentation programme

Luca Pasquini; Adrian Russell; Andrea Capardi; Norbert Hubin; Joël Vernet

doi:10.1117/12.3021146

18 July 2024 The paranal instrumentation programme

Luca Pasquini, Adrian Russell, Andrea Capardi, Norbert Hubin, Joël Vernet

Proceedings Volume 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 1309603 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021146
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

For more than a decade the Paranal Instrumentation programme at ESO has been responsible for the procurement and delivery of the instruments and new infrastructure to the VLT and La Silla observatories. We review the status of the programme, the most recent instruments delivered, with a glimpse into the future. CRIRES+, ERIS, NIRPS have been recently added to the battery of instrument offered, and three major projects: MOONS, 4MOST and SoXS are close to the start of operations, while GRAVITY+ is being developed in an incremental way, with the design and the implementation of the different subsystems proceeding simultaneously. A lessons learned exercise was carried out in 2023. One major change will take place in 2024, with the unification of the Paranal Instrumentation Programme and the ELT instrumentation programs.

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Luca Pasquini, Adrian Russell, Andrea Capardi, Norbert Hubin, and Joël Vernet "The paranal instrumentation programme", Proc. SPIE 13096, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X, 1309603 (18 July 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021146

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