The project INCA: engineering of NIR (1-5 µm) cameras for ground- and space-based astronomical applications

Filippo Maria Zerbi; Florio Dalla Vedova; Alessandro Batocchio; Marco Canetti; Paolo Cerabolini; Giorgio Colombo; Mauro Ghigo; Ruben Mazzoleni; Giuseppe Pennestri

doi:10.1117/12.460017

7 March 2003 Project INCA: Engineering of NIR (1-5 micron) cameras for ground and space-based astronomical applications

Filippo Maria Zerbi, Florio Dalla Vedova, Alessandro Batocchio, Marco Canetti, Paolo Cerabolini, Giorgio Colombo, Mauro Ghigo, Ruben Mazzoleni, Giuseppe Pennestri

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Proceedings Volume 4841, Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460017
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

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We present a status report of the R&D project INCA, aimed to create in a selected group of Italian SME the expertise to build high quality Infrared instrumentation for Astronomy. The INCA consortium is currently building a fully functional test NIR-camera (1-5 μm) exploring any sort of innovation in the field of optics (new materials, aspheric surfaces), mechanics/cryogenics (new concept in lens holding, light-weighted structures, cryo-pumps) and electronics (new chip controllers). The camera will be installed for testing at one of the major telescope facility available to the Italian community and its performances in true astronomical applications evaluated.

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Filippo Maria Zerbi, Florio Dalla Vedova, Alessandro Batocchio, Marco Canetti, Paolo Cerabolini, Giorgio Colombo, Mauro Ghigo, Ruben Mazzoleni, and Giuseppe Pennestri "Project INCA: Engineering of NIR (1-5 micron) cameras for ground and space-based astronomical applications", Proc. SPIE 4841, Instrument Design and Performance for Optical/Infrared Ground-based Telescopes, (7 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460017

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