Mr. Fernando Gago Rodriguez Profile

Fernando Gago Rodriguez

Control and Systems Engineer at European Southern Observatory

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Publications (23)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Rolling shutter detector for adaptive optics wavefront sensing

F. Gago , Enrico Marchetti, Marcos Suarez-Valles

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130977T (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018997

KEYWORDS: Matrices, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Crosstalk, Vibration, Actuators, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Asset management for the ELT

Sebastien Egner, Robert Hamilton, Fernando Gago, Ronald Guzman, Sergio González, Dario Serrano, Nathalia Escarlate, Amelie Gnatz, Javier Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Herrera, Herve Kurlandczyk, Matias Jaeger, Katia Montironi, Alex Morales, Judith Phillips, Waldo Siclari

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130991A (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020033

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Data modeling, Document management, Computing systems, Observatories, Manufacturing, Data archive systems, Engineering

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Status of the ELT phasing and diagnostic station project

Lorenzo Pettazzi, Thomas Pfrommer, Steffan Lewis, Jose Antonio Abad, Constanza Araujo Hauck, Helen Bedigan, Henri Bonnet, Pierre Bourget, Martin Brinkmann, Elsa Calmette, Angela Cortes, Byron Engler, Christoph Frank, Fernando Gago, Thomas Grudzien, Ivan Maria Guidolin, Andreas Haimerl, Peter Hammersley, Marcus Haug, Renate Hinterschuster, Stefan Huber, Paul Jolley, Aglae Kellerer, Mario Kiekebusch, Jean-Paul Kirchbauer, Johannes Kolmeder, Johan Kosmalski, Ulrich Lampater, Paolo La Penna, Serban Leveratto, Christian Lucuix, Ignacio Lopez Gil, Christopher Mandla, Enrico Marchetti, Christophe Moins, Jerome Paufique, Oliver Pfuhl, Dan Popovic, Babak Sedghi, Sebastien Tordo, Christophe Verinaud, Pablo Zuluaga

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130990J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019119

KEYWORDS: Design, Sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Interfaces, Compliance, Optical components, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

E-ELT assembly, integration, and technical commissioning plans

P. Gray, E. Ciattaglia, C. Dupuy, F. Gago, S. Guisard, J. Marrero, R. Ridings, A. Wright

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99060X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230965

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Space telescopes, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Inspection, Observatories, Coating, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

AOF: standalone test results of GALACSI

P. La Penna, E. Aller Carpentier, J. Argomedo, R. Arsenault, R. Conzelmann, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, F. Gago, P. Gutierrez-Cheetam, N. Hubin, P. Jolley, M. Kiekebusch, J. P. Kirchbauer, B. Klein, J. Kolb, H. Kuntschner, M. Le Louarn, J.-L. Lizon, P.-Y. Madec, A. Manescau, L. Mehrgan, S. Oberti, J. Quentin, B. Sedghi, S. Ströbele, M. Suárez Valles, C. Soenke, S. Tordo, J. Vernet

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99092Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232984

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Picosecond phenomena, Calibration, Telescopes, Turbulence, Cameras, Stars, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

Assembly and test results of the AOF laser guide star units at ESO

W. Hackenberg, D. Bonaccini Calia, B. Buzzoni, M. Comin, C. Dupuy, F. Gago, I. Guidolin, R. Guzman, R. Holzloehner, L. Kern, J. Kirchbauer, S. Lewis, J. Lizon, S. McLay, T. Pfrommer, M. Quattri, J. Quentin, R. Ridings

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057167

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Interfaces, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Temperature metrology, Camera shutters, Lasers

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

GALACSI integration and functional tests

P. La Penna, S. Ströbele, E. Aller Carpentier, J. Argomedo, R. Arsenault, R. Conzelmann, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, M. Duchateau, E. Fedrigo, F. Gago, N. Hubin, J. Quentin, P. Jolley, M. Kiekebusch, J. Kirchbauer, B. Klein, J. Kolb, H. Kuntschner, M. Le Louarn, J. Lizon, P. Madec, A. Manescau, L. Mehrgan, B. Sedghi, M. Suarez Valles, C. Soenke, S. Tordo, J. Vernet, S. Zampieri

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91482V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055159

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, Optical fibers, Copper, Telescopes, Sodium, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

ERIS: preliminary design phase overview

Harald Kuntschner, Lieselotte Jochum, Paola Amico, Johannes Dekker, Florian Kerber, Enrico Marchetti, Matteo Accardo, Roland Brast, Martin Brinkmann, Ralf Conzelmann, Bernard Delabre, Michel Duchateau, Enrico Fedrigo, Gert Finger, Christoph Frank, Fernando Rodriguez, Barbara Klein, Jens Knudstrup, Miska Le Louarn, Lars Lundin, Andrea Modigliani, Michael Müller, Mark Neeser, Sebastien Tordo, Elena Valenti, Frank Eisenhauer, Eckhard Sturm, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Elisabeth George, Michael Hartl, Reiner Hofmann, Heinrich Huber, Markus Plattner, Josef Schubert, Karl Tarantik, Erich Wiezorrek, Michael Meyer, Sascha Quanz, Adrian Glauser, Harald Weisz, Simone Esposito, Marco Xompero, Guido Agapito, Jacopo Antichi, Valdemaro Biliotti, Marco Bonaglia, Runa Briguglio, Luca Carbonaro, Giovanni Cresci, Luca Fini, Enrico Pinna, Alfio Puglisi, Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Armando Riccardi, Gianluca Di Rico, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Mauro Dolci

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91471U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055140

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Calibration, Mirrors, Stars, Spectrographs, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Infrared sensors, Telescopes

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The Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph (ERIS) is the next-generation adaptive optics near-IR imager and spectrograph for the Cassegrain focus of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) Unit Telescope 4, which will soon make full use of the Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF). It is a high-Strehl AO-assisted instrument that will use the Deformable Secondary Mirror (DSM) and the new Laser Guide Star Facility (4LGSF). The project has been approved for construction and has entered its preliminary design phase. ERIS will be constructed in a collaboration including the Max- Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich and the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and will offer 1 - 5 μm imaging and 1 - 2.5 μm integral field spectroscopic capabilities with a high Strehl performance. Wavefront sensing can be carried out with an optical high-order NGS Pyramid wavefront sensor, or with a single laser in either an optical low-order NGS mode, or with a near-IR low-order mode sensor. Due to its highly sensitive visible wavefront sensor, and separate near-IR low-order mode, ERIS provides a large sky coverage with its 1’ patrol field radius that can even include AO stars embedded in dust-enshrouded environments. As such it will replace, with a much improved single conjugated AO correction, the most scientifically important imaging modes offered by NACO (diffraction limited imaging in the J to M bands, Sparse Aperture Masking and Apodizing Phase Plate (APP) coronagraphy) and the integral field spectroscopy modes of SINFONI, whose instrumental module, SPIFFI, will be upgraded and re-used in ERIS. As part of the SPIFFI upgrade a new higher resolution grating and a science detector replacement are envisaged, as well as PLC driven motors. To accommodate ERIS at the Cassegrain focus, an extension of the telescope back focal length is required, with modifications of the guider arm assembly. In this paper we report on the status of the baseline design. We will also report on the main science goals of the instrument, ranging from exoplanet detection and characterization to high redshift galaxy observations. We will also briefly describe the SINFONI-SPIFFI upgrade strategy, which is part of the ERIS development plan and the overall project timeline.

Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

EMIR high-dynamic range readout modes

Miguel Nuñez, Fernando Gago, Francisco Garzón, José Díaz, Mary Barreto, Jesús Patrón, Carlos González-Fenández, Peter Hammersley, Luis López, Nieves Castro

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84532I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926503

KEYWORDS: Sensors, High dynamic range imaging, Astronomical imaging, Calibration, Imaging spectroscopy, Linear filtering, Near infrared, Cadmium sulfide, Black bodies, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

OSIRIS tunable imager and spectrograph for the GTC: from design to commissioning

Beatriz Sánchez, Marta Aguiar-González, Roberto Barreto, Santiago Becerril, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Angel Bongiovanni, Jordi Cepa, Santiago Correa, Oscar Chapa, Alessandro Ederoclite, Carlos Espejo, Alejandro Farah, Ana Belén Fragoso, Patricia Fernández, Rubén Flores, F. Javier Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Fernando Garfias, José Vicente Gigante, Jesús González, Victor González-Escalera, Belén Hernández, Elvio Hernandez, Alberto Herrera, Guillermo Herrera, Enrique Joven, Rosalia Langarica, Gerardo Lara, José Carlos López, Roberto López, Carmelo Militellon, Heidy Moreno, Lorenzo Peraza, Angeles Pérez, Jaime Pérez, José Luis Rasilla, Josefina Rosich, Carlos Tejada, Silvio Tinoco, Txinto Vaz, Alejandro Villegas

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926676

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Tunable filters, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Telescopes, Spectroscopes, Imaging systems, Optical filters, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

The opto-mechanical design of HARMONI: a first light integral field spectrograph for the E-ELT

Niranjan Thatte, Mathias Tecza, David Freeman, Angus Gallie, David Montgomery, Fraser Clarke, Ana Belén Fragoso-Lopez, Javier Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Adolfo Garcia, Felix Gracia, Johan Kosmalski, James Lynn, Dario Sosa, Santiago Arribas, Roland Bacon, Roger Davies, Thierry Fusco, David Lunney, Evencio Mediavilla, Alban Remillieux, Hermine Schnetler

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926011

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Visible radiation, Calibration, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Spectral resolution, Cameras, Optomechanical design

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

HARMONI: a single-field wide-band integral-field spectrograph for the European ELT

Niranjan Thatte, Mathias Tecza, Fraser Clarke, Roger Davies, Alban Remillieux, Roland Bacon, David Lunney, Santiago Arribas, Evencio Mediavilla, Fernando Gago, Naidu Bezawada, Pierre Ferruit, Ana Fragoso, David Freeman, Javier Fuentes, Thierry Fusco, Angus Gallie, Adolfo Garcia, Timothy Goodsall, Felix Gracia, Aurelien Jarno, Johan Kosmalski, James Lynn, Stuart McLay, David Montgomery, Arlette Pecontal, Hermine Schnetler, Harry Smith, Dario Sosa, Giuseppina Battaglia, Neil Bowles, Luis Colina, Eric Emsellem, Ana Garcia-Perez, Szymon Gladysz, Isobel Hook, Patrick Irwin, Matt Jarvis, Robert Kennicutt, Andrew Levan, Andy Longmore, John Magorrian, Mark McCaughrean, Livia Origlia, Rafael Rebolo, Dimitra Rigopoulou, Sean Ryan, Mark Swinbank, Nial Tanvir, Eline Tolstoy, Aprajita Verma

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77352I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857445

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Calibration, Stars, Visible radiation, Image quality, Adaptive optics, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph

F. Garzón, D. Abreu, S. Barrera, S. Becerril, L. Cairós, J. Díaz, A. Fragoso, F. Gago, R. Grange, C. González, P. López, J. Patrón, J. Pérez, J. Rasilla, P. Redondo, R. Restrepo, P. Saavedra, V. Sánchez, F. Tenegi, M. Vallbé

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626918 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671302

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Control systems, Near infrared, Astronomy, Cryogenics, Software development, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Testing FPGAs for real-time control of adaptive optics in giant telescopes

Luis Rodríguez-Ramos, Teodora Viera, Guillermo Herrera, José Gigante, Fernando Gago, Ángel Alonso

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669960

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Field programmable gate arrays, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Logic, Deformable mirrors, Clocks

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2005 Paper

FPGA adaptive optics system test bench

Luis Rodriguez-Ramos, Teodora Viera, Jose Gigante, Fernando Gago, Guillermo Herrera, Angel Alonso, Nicolas Descharmes

Proceedings Volume 5903, 59030D (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614378

KEYWORDS: Field programmable gate arrays, Adaptive optics, Microlens, Mirrors, Actuators, Cameras, Control systems, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager-spectrograph

Francisco Garzon, David Abreu, Sonia Barrera, Santiago Correa, Jose Diaz, Ana Fragoso, F. Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Carlos Gonzalez, Pablo Lopez, Antonio Manescau, Jesus Patron, Jaime Perez, Pablo Redondo, Rene Restrepo, Vicente Sanchez, Alejandro Villegas

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550961

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Near infrared, Sensors, Astronomy, Control systems, K band, Spectroscopes, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

EMIR electronics and mechanism control

Fernando Gago, Jose Diaz, Pablo Redondo, Carlos Gonzalez, Francis Beigbeder, Yvan Chapon, Francisco Garzon, Jesus Patron

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550506

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Electronics, Control systems, Amplifiers, Cryogenics, Electrons, Lanthanum, Cryogenic mechanisms, Signal detection, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Are 16 bits really needed in CCDs and infrared detectors for astronomy?

Fernando Gago, Luis Rodriguez-Ramos, Jose Gigante, D. Lopez-Arozena

Proceedings Volume 5499, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550537

KEYWORDS: Interference (communication), Signal to noise ratio, Amplifiers, Sensors, Analog electronics, Quantization, Electrons, Signal detection, Infrared detectors, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

EMIR: the GTC NIR multi-object imager spectrograph

Francisco Garzon, S. Barrera, Santiago Correa, Jose Diaz-Garcia, Ana Fragoso-Lopez, F. Javier Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Jose-Carlos Lopez-Ruiz, Antonio Manescau, Jesus Patron, Jaime Perez-Espinos, Vicente Sanchez de la Rosa, Alejandro Villegas, Pablo Redondo

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460972

KEYWORDS: Astronomical imaging, Telescopes, Near infrared, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Sensors, Molybdenum, K band, Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2002 Paper

EMIR software: an overview

José López-Ruiz, Jose Díaz, Fernando Gago, Francisco Garzón, Jesús Patrón, Roser Pelló, Jesús Gallego

Proceedings Volume 4848, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461357

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data acquisition, Control systems, Imaging spectroscopy, Computer architecture, Calibration, Telescopes, Inspection, Mirrors, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2002 Paper

Design and performance of the ESA Optical Ground Station

Marcos Reyes Garcia-Talavera, Jose Rodriguez, Teodora Viera, Heidi Moreno-Arce, Jose Rasilla, Fernando Gago, Luis Rodriguez, Panchita Gomez, Ezequiel Ballesteros Ramirez

Proceedings Volume 4635, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.464106

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Control systems, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Sensors, Telescopes, Satellite communications, Data communications, Optical communications, CCD image sensors, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 5 February 2002 Paper

The EMIR optical system

Antonio Manescau, Ana Fragoso-Lopez, Marc Balcells, Jose Ballester Lluch, Santiago Correa, Jose Diaz-Garcia, F. Javier Fuentes, Fernando Gago, Francisco Garzon, Jose-Carlos Lopez-Ruiz, Jesus Patron, Jaime Perez-Espinos

Proceedings Volume 4411, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454893

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

EMIR: cryogenic NIR multi-object spectrograph for GTC

Marc Balcells, R. Guzman, Jesus Patron, Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca, J. Azcue, Jose Ballester Lluch, M. Barroso, F. Beigbeder, Sylvie Brau-Nogue, Nicole Cardiel, Dave Carter, Jose Diaz-Garcia, E. de la Fuente, F. Javier Fuentes, Ana Fragoso-Lopez, Fernando Gago, Jess Gallego, J. Gomez-Elvira, J. Heredero, Damien Jones, J. Lopez, Peter Luke, Antonio Manescau, T. Munoz, R. Peletier, Roser Pello, Jean Picat, David Robertson, Jose Rodriguez, Angel Serrano, Ray Sharples, Jaime Zamorano

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395538

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Cryogenics, Galactic astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Mirrors, Lenses, Telescopes, Cameras, Spectral resolution

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