Dr. José Luis Alvarez Profile

Dr. José Luis Alvarez

at European Southern Observatory

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

Laser guide star facility at La Silla Paranal Observatory: latest upgrades, operation, and performance

J. Alvarez, J. Beltran, I. Munoz, G. Valdes, F. Gutierrez, M. Tapia, C. Ramirez

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77364X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856976

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Observatories, Stars, Sodium, Imaging systems, Optical amplifiers, Lanthanum, Laser stabilization

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Instrumentation at Paranal Observatory: maintaining the instrument suite of five large telescopes and its interferometer alive

Gordon Gillet, José Luis Alvarez, Juan Beltrán, Pierre Bourget, Roberto Castillo, Álvaro Diaz, Nicolás Haddad, Alfredo Leiva, Pedro Mardones, Jared O'Neal, Mauricio Ribes, Miguel Riquelme, Pascal Robert, Chester Rojas, Javier Valenzuela

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77355U (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856218

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Instrumentation engineering, Cameras, Cryogenics, Large telescopes, Interferometers, Optical spheres, Control systems, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Operation of Laser Guide Star Facility at La Silla Paranal Observatory

J. Alvarez, E. Bendek, J. Beltran, F. Gutierrez, I. Munoz, G. Valdes, N. Kornewibel

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70152O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788454

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Laser systems engineering, Laser stabilization, Amplifiers, Stars, Imaging systems, Laser guide stars, Sodium

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

LGSF operational problems management at La Silla Paranal Observatory

Eduardo Bendek, Jose Alvarez, Jose Parra

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70152U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790468

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Lanthanum, Control systems, Camera shutters, Databases, Laser guide stars, Relays, Fiber lasers, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 4 July 2006 Paper

First light of the ESO laser guide star facility

D. Bonaccini Calia, E. Allaert, J. Alvarez, C. Araujo Hauck, G. Avila, E. Bendek, B. Buzzoni, M. Comin, M. Cullum, R. Davies, M. Dimmler, I. Guidolin, W. Hackenberg, S. Hippler, S. Kellner, A. van Kesteren, F. Koch, U. Neumann, T. Ott, D. Popovic, F. Pedichini, M. Quattri, J. Quentin, S. Rabien, A. Silber, M. Tapia

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627207 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.674484

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Adaptive optics, Fiber lasers, LIDAR, Scattering, Continuous wave operation, Laser scattering, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

VLT(I) instrument operations and maintenance at the Paranal Observatory

A. Kaufer, J. Alvarez, E. Bendek, F. Caruso, R. Castillo, J. Jimenez, G. Gillet, N. Haddad, A. Leiva, M. Marchesi, P. Mardones, M. Riquelme, P. Robert, U. Weilenmann

Proceedings Volume 6270, 627009 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670888

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Instrumentation engineering, Camera shutters, Calibration, Control systems, Inspection, Interferometry, Reliability, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Laser-guide-star-related activities at ESO

Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Wolfgang Hackenberg, Constanza Araujo, Ivan Guidolin, Jose Alvarez

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552947

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Fiber lasers, Relays, Laser guide stars, Adaptive optics, Photonic crystal fibers, Diffraction, Laser development, Space telescopes, Raman spectroscopy

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