Operations of the quality control group: experiences from FORS1 and ISAAC at VLT Antu

Paola Amico; Reinhard W. Hanuschik

doi:10.1117/12.392489

25 July 2000 Operations of the quality control group: experiences from FORS1 and ISAAC at VLT Antu

Paola Amico, Reinhard W. Hanuschik

Proceedings Volume 4010, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return II; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.392489
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Operations of the first ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), the 8m-Antu, started on April 01, 1999, and two instruments, FORS1 (FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph) and ISAAC (Infrared Spectrometer And Array Camera) became available to the user community on the same day. ESO's Data Flow Concept embraces the definition of observations (Phase 2 Proposal Preparation, P2PP), the execution (Paranal Science Operations), and the different functions of Data Flow Operations (DFO). As part of DFO, the Quality Control Scientists are in control of the following tasks: (1) distribution of data, (2) creation of master calibration data, (3) reduction of science data, (4) performance of quality control and trend analysis. In this paper we will describe in more detail the work within the Quality Control Group, with particular emphasis on the different methodologies applied to the two instruments, and give the insider point of view on operations with a large telescope after almost one year of experience.

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Paola Amico and Reinhard W. Hanuschik "Operations of the quality control group: experiences from FORS1 and ISAAC at VLT Antu", Proc. SPIE 4010, Observatory Operations to Optimize Scientific Return II, (25 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.392489

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