Dr. Yannick Mellier Profile

Dr. Yannick Mellier

Astrophysicist at Institut d Astrophysique de Paris

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Euclid near infrared spectrometer and photometer instrument flight model presentation, performance, and ground calibration results summary

T. Maciaszek, A. Ealet, W. Gillard, K. Jahnke, R. Barbier, E. Prieto, W. Bon, A. Bonnefoi, A. Caillat, M. Carle, A. Costille, F. Ducret, C. Fabron, B. Foulon, J.-L. Gimenez, E. Grassi, M. Jaquet, D. Le Mignant, L. Martin, T. Pamplona, P. Sanchez, J.-C. Clémens, L. Caillat, M. Niclas, A. Secroun, B. Kubik, S. Ferriol, M. Berthe, J.-C. Barrière, J. Fontignie, L. Valenziano, N. Auricchio, P. Battaglia, A. De Rosa, R. Farinelli, E. Franceschi, E. Medinaceli, G. Morgante, F. Sortino, M. Trifoglio, L. Corcione, V. Capobianco, S. Ligori, S. Dusini, E. Borsato, F. Dal Corso, F. Laudisio, C. Sirignano, L. Stanco, S. Ventura, L. Patrizii, T. Chiarusi, F. Fornari, F. Giacomini, A. Margiotta, N. Mauri, L. Pasqualini, G. Sirri, M. Spurio, M. Tenti, R. Travaglini, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, A. Balestra, M. Dalessandro, F. Grupp, D. Penka, J. Steinwagner, F. Hormuth, M. Schirmer, G. Seidel, C. Padilla, R. Casas, Y. Lloro, R. Toledo-Moreo, J. Gomez, C. Colodro-Conde, D. Lizán, J.-J. Diaz, P. Lilje, M. Andersen, J. Andersen, A. Sørensen, A. Hornstrup, N. Jessen, C. Thizy, W. Holmes, M. Pniel, M. Jhabvala, S. Pravdo, M. Seiffert, A. Waczynski, R. Laureij, G. Racca, J.-C. Salvignol, T. Boenke, P. Strada, Y. Mellier

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121801K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630338

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Calibration, Space operations, Data processing, Silicon carbide, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Euclid mission status after mission critical design

R. Laureijs, G. Racca, Y. Mellier, P. Musi, L. Brouard, T. Böenke, L. Gaspar Venancio, E. Maiorano, A. Short, P. Strada, B. Altieri, G. Buenadicha, X. Dupac, P. Gomez Alvarez, J. Hoar, R. Kohley, R. Vavrek, A. Rudolph, M. Schmidt, J. Amiaux, H. Aussel, M. Berthé, M. Cropper, J.-C. Cuillandre, C. Dabin, J. Dinis, R. Nakajima, T. Maciaszek, R. Scaramella, A. da Silva, I. Tereno, O. Williams, A. Zacchei, R. Azzollini, F. Bernardeau, J. Brinchmann, C. Brockley-Blatt, F. Castander, A. Cimatti, C. Conselice, A. Ealet, P. Fosalba, W. Gillard, L. Guzzo, H. Hoekstra, P. Hudelot, K. Jahnke, T. Kitching, L. Miller, J. Mohr, W. Percival, V. Pettorino, J. Rhodes, A. Sanchez, M. Sauvage, S. Serrano, R. Teyssier, J. Weller, J. Zoubian

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114430F (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563145

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Galactic astronomy, Data acquisition, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Telescopes, Image quality, Point spread functions, Calibration, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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VIS: the visible imager for Euclid

Mark Cropper, S. Pottinger, R. Azzollini, M. Szafraniec, S. Awan, Y. Mellier, M. Berthé, J. Martignac, C. Cara, A.-M. Di Giorgio, A. Sciortino, E. Bozzo, L. Genolet, A. Philippon, M. Hailey, T. Hunt, I. Swindells, A. Holland, J. Gow, N. Murray, D. Hall, J. Skottfelt, J. Amiaux, R. Laureijs, G. Racca, J.-C. Salvignol, A. Short, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, T. Kitching, H. Hoekstra, E. Galli, G. Willis, H. Hu, G.-P. Candini, J. Boucher, A. Al Bahlawan, R. Chaudery, C. de Lacy, A. Pendem, S. Smit, J.-P. Dubois, B. Horeau, M. Carty, J. Fontignie, E. Doumayrou, C. Larcheveque, M. Castelli, R. Cole, S. Niemi, J. Denniston, R. Massey, R. Kohley, P. Ferrando, L. Conversi

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069828 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2315372

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Point spread functions, Staring arrays, Space operations, Radiation effects

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2016 Paper

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Mission-level performance verification approach for the Euclid space mission

Roland Vavrek, René Laureijs, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Jérôme Amiaux, Yannick Mellier, Ruyman Azzollini, Guillermo Buenadicha, Gonzalo Saavedra Criado, Mark Cropper, Christophe Dabin, Anne Ealet, Bianca Garilli, Anna Gregorio, Henk Hoekstra, Knud Jahnke, Martin Kilbinger, Tom Kitching, John Hoar, Will Percival, Giuseppe Racca, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Marc Sauvage, Roberto Scaramella, Luis Gaspar Venancio, Yun Wang, Andrea Zacchei, Stefanie Wachter

Proceedings Volume 9911, 991105 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233015

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy, Systems modeling, Databases, Point spread functions, Seaborgium, Data processing, Calibration, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

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Euclid Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer instrument concept and first test results obtained for different breadboards models at the end of phase C

Thierry Maciaszek, Anne Ealet, Knud Jahnke, Eric Prieto, Rémi Barbier, Yannick Mellier, Florent Beaumont, William Bon, Anne Bonnefoi, Michael Carle, Amandine Caillat, Anne Costille, Doriane Dormoy, Franck Ducret, Christophe Fabron, Aurélien Febvre, Benjamin Foulon, Jose Garcia, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Emmanuel Grassi, Philippe Laurent, David Le Mignant, Laurent Martin, Christelle Rossin, Tony Pamplona, Patrice Sanchez, Sébastien Vives, Jean Claude Clémens, William Gillard, Mathieu Niclas, Aurélia Secroun, Benoit Serra, Bogna Kubik, Sylvain Ferriol, Jérôme Amiaux, Jean Christophe Barrière, Michel Berthe, Cyrille Rosset, Juan Francisco Macias-Perez, Natalia Auricchio, Adriano De Rosa, Enrico Franceschi, Gian Paolo Guizzo, Gianluca Morgante, Francesca Sortino, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano, Laura Patrizii, T. Chiarusi, F. Fornari, F. Giacomini, A. Margiotta, N. Mauri, L. Pasqualini, G. Sirri, M. Spurio, M. Tenti, R. Travaglini, Stefano Dusini, F. Dal Corso, F. Laudisio, C. Sirignano, L. Stanco, S. Ventura, E. Borsato, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Andrea Balestra, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Eduardo Medinaceli, Ruben Farinelli, Leonardo Corcione, Sebastiano Ligori, Frank Grupp, Carolin Wimmer, Felix Hormuth, Gregor Seidel, Stefanie Wachter, Cristóbal Padilla, Mikel Lamensans, Ricard Casas, Ivan Lloro, Rafael Toledo-Moreo, Jaime Gomez, Carlos Colodro-Conde, David Lizán, Jose Javier Diaz, Per Lilje, Corinne Toulouse-Aastrup, Michael Andersen, Anton Sørensen, Peter Jakobsen, Allan Hornstrup, Niels-Christian Jessen, Cédric Thizy, Warren Holmes, Ulf Israelsson, Michael Seiffert, Augustyn Waczynski, René Laureijs, Giuseppe Racca, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Tobias Boenke, Paolo Strada

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232941

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Photometry, Data modeling, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Neodymium, Ions, Signal to noise ratio, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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VIS: the visible imager for Euclid

Mark Cropper, S. Pottinger, S. Niemi, R. Azzollini, J. Denniston, M. Szafraniec, S. Awan, Y. Mellier, M. Berthe, J. Martignac, C. Cara, A.-M. Di Giorgio, A. Sciortino, E. Bozzo, L. Genolet, R. Cole, A. Philippon, M. Hailey, T. Hunt, I. Swindells, A. Holland, J. Gow, N. Murray, D. Hall, J. Skottfelt, J. Amiaux, R. Laureijs, G. Racca, J.-C. Salvignol, A. Short, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, T. Kitching, H. Hoekstra, R. Massey, H. Israel

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234739

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Staring arrays, Sensors, Camera shutters, Radiation effects

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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The Euclid mission design

Giuseppe Racca, René Laureijs, Luca Stagnaro, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, José Lorenzo Alvarez, Gonzalo Saavedra Criado, Luis Gaspar Venancio, Alex Short, Paolo Strada, Tobias Bönke, Cyril Colombo, Adriano Calvi, Elena Maiorano, Osvaldo Piersanti, Sylvain Prezelus, Pierluigi Rosato, Jacques Pinel, Hans Rozemeijer, Valentina Lesna, Paolo Musi, Marco Sias, Alberto Anselmi, Vincent Cazaubiel, Ludovic Vaillon, Yannick Mellier, Jérôme Amiaux, Michel Berthé, Marc Sauvage, Ruyman Azzollini, Mark Cropper, Sabrina Pottinger, Knud Jahnke, Anne Ealet, Thierry Maciaszek, Fabio Pasian, Andrea Zacchei, Roberto Scaramella, John Hoar, Ralf Kohley, Roland Vavrek, Andreas Rudolph, Micha Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230762

KEYWORDS: Data processing, Galactic astronomy, Space operations, Telescopes, Point spread functions, K band, Sensors, Image quality, Data archive systems, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2015 Paper

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VIPERS view of the star formation history of early-type galaxies

M. Siudek, K. Malek, B. Garilli, M. Scodeggio, A. Fritz, A. Pollo, U. Abbas, C. Adami, S. Arnouts, J. Bel, M. Bolzonella, D. Bottini, E. Branchini, A. Cappi, J. Coupon, O. Cucciati, I. Davidzon, G. De Lucia, S. de la Torre, P. Franzetti, M. Fumana, B. Granett, L. Guzzo, O. Ilbert, A. Iovino, J. Krywult, V. Le Brun, O. Le Fèvre, D. Maccagni, F. Marulli, H. McCracken, L. Paioro, M. Polletta, H. Schlagenhaufer, L. A. Tasca, R. Tojeiro, D. Vergani, A. Zanichelli, A. Burden, C. Di Porto, A. Marchetti, C. Marinoni, Y. Mellier, L. Moscardini, R. Nichol, J. Peacock, W. Percival, S. Phleps, M. Wolk, G. Zamorani

Proceedings Volume 9662, 966213 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2202710

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Stars, Absorption, Astronomy, Observatories, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope, Contamination, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

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Euclid mission status

R. Laureijs, G. Racca, L. Stagnaro, J.-C. Salvignol, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, G. Saavedra Criado, L. Gaspar Venancio, A. Short, P. Strada, C. Colombo, G. Buenadicha, J. Hoar, R. Kohley, R. Vavrek, Y. Mellier, M. Berthe, J. Amiaux, M. Cropper, S. Niemi, S. Pottinger, A. Ealet, K. Jahnke, T. Maciaszek, F. Pasian, M. Sauvage, S. Wachter, U. Israelsson, W. Holmes, M. Seiffert, V. Cazaubiel, A. Anselmi, P. Musi

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054883

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Calibration, Seaborgium, Mirrors, Data processing, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

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Euclid near infrared spectrophotometer instrument concept and first test results at the end of phase B

Thierry Maciaszek, Anne Ealet, Knud Jahnke, Eric Prieto, Rémi Barbier, Yannick Mellier, Anne Costille, Franck Ducret, Christophe Fabron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Robert Grange, Laurent Martin, Christelle Rossin, Tony Pamplona, Pascal Vola, Jean Claude Clémens, Gérard Smadja, Jérome Amiaux, Jean Christophe Barrière, Michel Berthe, Adriano De Rosa, Enrico Franceschi, Gianluca Morgante, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Leonardo Corcione, Sebastiano Ligori, Bianca Garilli, Marco Riva, Frank Grupp, Carolin Vogel, Felix Hormuth, Gregor Seidel, Stefanie Wachter, Jose Javier Diaz, Ferran Grañena, Cristobal Padilla, Rafael Toledo, Per B. Lilje, Bjarte G. Solheim, Corinne Toulouse-Aastrup, Michael Andersen, Warren Holmes, Ulf Israelsson, Michael Seiffert, Carissa Weber, Augustyn Waczynski, René Laureijs, Giuseppe Racca, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Paolo Strada

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056702

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Control systems, Data processing, Photometry, Spectroscopy, Silicon carbide, Calibration, Space operations, Quantum efficiency, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

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VIS: the visible imager for Euclid

Mark Cropper, S. Pottinger, S.-M. Niemi, J. Denniston, R. Cole, M. Szafraniec, Y. Mellier, M. Berthé, J. Martignac, C. Cara, A. M. di Giorgio, A. Sciortino, S. Paltani, L. Genolet, J.-J. Fourmand, M. Charra, P. Guttridge, B. Winter, J. Endicott, A. Holland, J. Gow, N. Murray, D. Hall, J. Amiaux, R. Laureijs, G. Racca, J.-C. Salvignol, A. Short, J. Lorenzo Alvarez, T. Kitching, H. Hoekstra, R. Massey

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055543

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Camera shutters, Staring arrays, Radiation effects, Space operations, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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Science case and requirements for the MOSAIC concept for a multi-object spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope

C. Evans, M. Puech, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio, J.-G. Cuby, E. Guenther, F. Hammer, P. Jagourel, L. Kaper, S. Morris, J. Afonso, P. Amram, H. Aussel, A. Basden, N. Bastian, G. Battaglia, B. Biller, N. Bouché, E. Caffau, S. Charlot, Y. Clénet, F. Combes, C. Conselice, T. Contini, G. Dalton, B. Davies, K. Disseau, J. Dunlop, F. Fiore, H. Flores, T. Fusco, D. Gadotti, A. Gallazzi, E. Giallongo, T. Gonçalves, D. Gratadour, V. Hill, M. Huertas-Company, R. Ibata, S. Larsen, O. Le Fèvre, B. Lemasle, C. Maraston, S. Mei, Y. Mellier, G. Östlin, T. Paumard, R. Pello, L. Pentericci, P. Petitjean, M. Roth, D. Rouan, D. Schaerer, E. Telles, S. Trager, N. Welikala, S. Zibetti, B. Ziegler

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914796 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055857

KEYWORDS: Stars, Galactic astronomy, Planets, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Molybdenum, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Galaxy evolution, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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Introduction to the CFHT Legacy Survey final release (CFHTLS T0007)

Jean-Charles Cuillandre, Kanoa Withington, Patrick Hudelot, Yuliana Goranova, Henry McCracken, Frédéric Magnard, Yannick Mellier, Nicolas Regnault, Marc Bétoule, Hervé Aussel, J. J. Kavelaars, Pierre Fernique, François Bonnarel, Francois Ochsenbein, Olivier Ilbert

Proceedings Volume 8448, 84480M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925584

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Telescopes, Image quality, Imaging systems, Cameras, Data centers, Data acquisition, Photometry, Astronomical telescopes, Cadmium sulfide

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Euclid: ESA's mission to map the geometry of the dark universe

R. Laureijs, P. Gondoin, L. Duvet, G. Saavedra Criado, J. Hoar, J. Amiaux, J.-L. Auguères, R. Cole, M. Cropper, A. Ealet, P. Ferruit, I. Escudero Sanz, K. Jahnke, R. Kohley, T. Maciaszek, Y. Mellier, T. Oosterbroek, F. Pasian, M. Sauvage, R. Scaramella, M. Sirianni, L. Valenziano

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926496

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Space operations, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Photometry, Mirrors, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Euclid near-infrared spectrophotometer instrument concept at the end of the phase A study

Eric Prieto, Jérôme Amiaux, Jean-Louis Auguères, Jean Christophe Barrière, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Cédric Cerna, Leonardo Corcione, Ludovic Duvet, Anne Ealet, Bianca Garilli, Philippe Gondoin, Frank Grupp, Knud Jahnke, René Laureijs, Sebastiano Ligori, Olivier Le Fèvre, Thierry Maciaszek, Francesc Madrid, Jérome Martignac, Laurent Martin, Gianluca Morgante, Yannick Mellier, Tony Pamplona, Rory Holmes, Robert Grange, Marco Riva, Christelle Rossin, Gregor Seidel, Gerard Smadja, Rafael Toledo-Moreo, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano, Filippo Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926265

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Control systems, Data processing, Calibration, Silicon carbide, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Optical filters, Spectroscopes, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Euclid Mission: building of a reference survey

J. Amiaux, R. Scaramella, Y. Mellier, B. Altieri, C. Burigana, Antonio Da Silva, P. Gomez, J. Hoar, R. Laureijs, E. Maiorano, D. Magalhães Oliveira, F. Renk, G. Saavedra Criado, I. Tereno, J. Auguères, J. Brinchmann, M. Cropper, L. Duvet, A. Ealet, P. Franzetti, B. Garilli, P. Gondoin, L. Guzzo, H. Hoekstra, R. Holmes, K. Jahnke, T. Kitching, M. Meneghetti, W. Percival, S. Warren

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926513

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Near infrared, Visible radiation, Photometry, Point spread functions, Signal to noise ratio, Stars, Near infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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The command and data processing unit of the Euclid Visible Imager: impact of the data compression needs on the unit design

Anna Maria Di Giorgio, Paolo Bastia, Scige Liu, Giovanni Giusi, Roberto Scaramella, Mark Cropper, Richard Cole, Ady James, Jérôme Amiaux, Yannick Mellier

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844233 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926638

KEYWORDS: Image compression, Charge-coupled devices, Data compression, Interfaces, Data processing, Electronics, Imaging systems, Image processing, Detection and tracking algorithms, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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VIS: the visible imager for Euclid

Mark Cropper, R. Cole, A. James, Y. Mellier, J. Martignac, A.-M. Di Giorgio, S. Paltani, L. Genolet, J.-J. Fourmond, C. Cara, J. Amiaux, P. Guttridge, D. Walton, P. Thomas, K. Rees, P. Pool, J. Endicott, A. Holland, J. Gow, N. Murray, L. Duvet, J.-L. Augueres, R Laureijs, P. Gondoin, T. Kitching, R. Massey, H. Hoekstra

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927241

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Point spread functions, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Staring arrays, Camera shutters, Space operations, Radiation effects, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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'Imaka: a one-degree high-resolution imager for the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

Mark Chun, Raymond Carlberg, Harvey Richer, Yannick Mellier, Pierre Astier, Olivier Lai, Derrick Salmon, Jean-Charles Cuillandre, David Andersen, John Pazder, Jean-Pierre Véran, Gregory Barrick, Steven Bauman, Kevin Ho, Remy Avila, Richard Wilson, Timothy Butterley

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77350I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857570

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Image quality, Mirrors, Optical turbulence, Optical design, Wavefront sensors, Imaging systems, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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IMAKA: imaging from Mauna KeA with an atmosphere corrected 1 square degree optical imager

Olivier Lai, Mark Chun, Jean Charles Cuillandre, Ray Carlberg, Harvey Richer, David Andersen, John Pazder, John Tonry, René Doyon, Simon Thibault, Jim Dunlop, Chris Pritchet, Jean Pierre Véran, Christ Ftaclas, Peter Onaka, Klaus Hodapp, Robert McLaren, Emmanuel Bertin, Yannick Mellier, Pierre Astier, Reynald Pain

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790114

KEYWORDS: Stars, Turbulence, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Image quality, Wavefront sensors, Monte Carlo methods, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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DEMON: a proposal for a satellite-borne experiment to study dark matter and dark energy

Alicia Berciano Alba, Pedro Borges de Silva, Hans Eichelberger, Francesca Giovacchini, Mareike Godolt, Günther Hasinger, Michael Lerchster, Vincent Lusset, Fabio Mattana, Yannick Mellier, Michal Michalowski, Carlos Monteserin-Sanchez, Fabio Noviello, Carina Persson, Andrea Santovincenzo, Peter Schneider, Ming Zhang, Linda Östman

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626633 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670660

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Space operations, X-rays, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Mirrors, X-ray optics, Sensors, Satellites, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2006 Paper

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DUNE: the Dark Universe Explorer

Alexandre Réfrégier, Olivier Boulade, Yannick Mellier, Bruno Milliard, Reynald Pain, Joel Michaud, Frédéric Safa, Adam Amara, Pierre Astier, Etienne Barrelet, Emmanuel Bertin, Sébastien Boulade, Christophe Cara, Arnaud Claret, Laurent Georges, Robert Grange, Julien Guy, Charles Koeck, Laurent Kroely, Christophe Magneville, Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille, Nicolas Regnault, Gérard Smadja, Carlo Schimd, Zhihong Sun

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62651Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672261

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Point spread functions, Space operations, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Stars, Mirrors, CCD image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

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PRIME: probing the very early universe

Wei Zheng, Holland Ford, Jeffrey Kruk, Zlatan Tsvetanov, Alexander Szalay, George Hartig, Hervey Stockman, Marc Postman, G. Voit, Peter Shu, Matthew Greenhouse, Hans-Walter Rix, Rainer Lenzen, Steven Kent, Christopher Stoughton, Alain Omont, Yannick Mellier

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461927

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Astronomy, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Databases, Infrared radiation, Planets, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2003 Paper

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Prospects for weak lensing/cosmic shear with the VLTs

Yannick Mellier, L. van Waerbeke, Etienne Bertin, I. Tereno, P. Schneider, F. Bernardeau, T. Erben

Proceedings Volume 4834, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457882

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Galaxy groups and clusters, Telescopes, Distortion, Near infrared, Signal to noise ratio, Statistical analysis, Data modeling, Image quality, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2003 Paper

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Virmos-VLT deep survey (VVDS)

Oliver Le Fevre, Gianpaolo Vettolani, Dario Maccagni, D. Mancini, Alain Mazure, Yannick Mellier, Jean Picat, M. Arnaboldi, S. Bardelli, E. Bertin, G. Busarello, A. Cappi, S. Charlot, Guido Chincarini, S. Colombi, M. Dantel-Fort, S. Foucaud, Bianca Garilli, Luigi Guzzo, A. Iovino, C. Marinoni, G. Mathez, Henry McCracken, Roser Pello, Mario Radovich, V. Ripepi, P. Saracco, Roberto Scaramella, M. Scoreggio, Laurence Tresse, Alessandro Zanichelli, G. Zamorani, E. Zucca

Proceedings Volume 4834, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457547

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Stars, Field spectroscopy, Image resolution, Telescopes, X-rays, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2002 Paper

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Wide-field cosmic shear surveys

Yannick Mellier, L. van Waerbeke, Etienne Bertin, I. Tereno, F. Bernardeau

Proceedings Volume 4847, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461135

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Distortion, Signal detection, Code division multiplexing, Correlation function, Stars, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Signal to noise ratio, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2002 Paper

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Astrophysical Virtual Observatory (AVO): a progress report

Peter Quinn, Piero Benvenuti, Phil Diamond, Francois Genova, Andrew Lawrence, Yannick Mellier

Proceedings Volume 4846, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461520

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Astronomy, Standards development, Data centers, Data storage, Data archive systems, Astronomical imaging, Prototyping, Web services, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

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VIMOS and NIRMOS multi-object spectrographs for the ESO VLT

Oliver LeFevre, Michel Saisse, Dario Mancini, Gianpaolo Vettolani, Dario Maccagni, Jean Picat, Yannick Mellier, Alain Mazure, Jean Gabriel Cuby, Bernard Delabre, Bianca Garilli, L. Hill, Eric Prieto, Clothaire Voet, Luc Arnold, Sylvie Brau-Nogue, Enrico Cascone, Paolo Conconi, Gert Finger, Gotthard Huster, Andree Laloge, Christian Lucuix, E. Mattaini, Pietro Schipani, G. Waultier, Filippo Zerbi, Gerardo Avila, James Beletic, Sandro D'Odorico, Alan Moorwood, Guy Monnet, Javier Reyes Moreno

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395513

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Manufacturing, Astronomical imaging, Collimators, Cameras, Observatories, Galactic astronomy, Optics manufacturing, Mirrors

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The VIRMOS consortium of French and Italian Institutes is manufacturing 2 wide field imaging multi-object spectrographs for the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope, with emphasis on the ability to carry over spectroscopic surveys of large numbers of sources. The Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph, VIMOS, is covering the 0.37 to 1 micron wavelength domain, with a full field of view of 4 by 7 by 8 arcmin² in imaging and MOS mode. The Near IR Multi-Object Spectrograph, NIRMOS, is covering the 0.9 to 1.8 microns wavelength range, with afield of view 4 by 6 by 8 arcmin² in MOS mode. The spectral resolution for both instrument scan reach up to R equals 5000 for a 0.5 arcsec wide slit. Multi-slit masks are produced by a dedicated Mask Manufacturing Machine cutting through thin Invar sheets and capable of producing 4 slit masks approximately 300 by 300 mm each with approximately slits 5.7 mm long in less than one hour. Integral field spectroscopy is made possible in VIMOS by switching in the beam specially build masks fed by 6400 fibers coming form a 54 by 54 arcsec² integral field head with a 80 by 80 array of silica micro-lenses. NIRMOS has a similar IFS unit with a field of 30 by 30 arcmin². These instruments are designed to offer very large multiplexing capabilities. In MOS mode, about 1000 objects can be observed simultaneously with VIMOS, with a S/N equals 10 obtained on galaxies with I equals 24 in one hour, and approximately 200 objects can be observed simultaneously with NIRMOS, with a S/N equals 10 obtained don galaxies with J equals 22, H equals 20.6 in 1h at R_eq equals 200. We present here the status of VIMOS, currently under final integration, with expected first light in the summer 2000, together with the final design of NIRMOS presented at the Final Design Review. The VLT-VIRMOS deep redshift survey of more with the final design of NIRMOS presented at the Final Design Review. The VLT-VIRMOS deep redshift survey of more than 150000 galaxies over the redshift range 0 < z < 5 will be undertaken based on 120 guaranteed nights awarded to the project.

Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

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Development of MegaCam, the next-generation wide-field imaging camera for the 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

Olivier Boulade, Xavier Charlot, P. Abbon, Stephan Aune, Pierre Borgeaud, Pierre-Henri Carton, M. Carty, D. Desforge, Dominique Eppele, Pascal Gallais, L. Gosset, Remy Granelli, Michel Gros, Jean de Kat, Denis Loiseau, Yannick Mellier, J. Ritou, Jean Rousse, Pierre Starzynski, Nicolas Vignal, Laurent Vigroux

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395524

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Camera shutters, Telescopes, Electronics, CCD cameras, Quantum efficiency, Photodiodes, Optical filters, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

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VIRMOS: visible and infrared multiobject spectrographs for the VLT

Oliver LeFevre, Gianpaolo Vettolani, Dario Maccagni, Dario Mancini, Jean Picat, Yannick Mellier, Alain Mazure, Michel Saisse, Jean Gabriel Cuby, Bernard Delabre, Bianca Garilli, L. Hill, Eric Prieto, Luc Arnold, Paolo Conconi, Enrico Cascone, E. Mattaini, Clothaire Voet

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316772

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Collimators, Telescopes, Cameras, Imaging spectroscopy, Astronomical imaging, Galactic astronomy, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical filters, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 1998 Paper

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Megacam: the next-generation wide-field imaging camera for CFHT

Olivier Boulade, Laurent Vigroux, Xavier Charlot, Pierre Borgeaud, Pierre-Henri Carton, Jean de Kat, Jean Rousse, Yannick Mellier, Pierre Gigan, David Crampton, Christopher Morbey

Proceedings Volume 3355, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316786

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Telescopes, Control systems, Electronics, CCD cameras, Digital signal processing, Imaging systems, Camera shutters, Power supplies

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