EST News 15 - December 2024
EST News 15 was published on 17 December 2024. It can be downloaded as a PDF file or read online below. This issue contains the following articles:
- Coordinator's Corner
- Italy to Join EST Foundation
- Proposal for a German Contribution to EST
- EST Director, Administrator and STAD Appointed
- Science Advisory Group Activities
- EST Optics and Adaptive Optics PDR Passed
- EST Adaptive Optics System
- EST Coudé Light Distribution System
- Communication Activities
- EST Newcomers
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December 2024 Héctor Socas-Navarro, EST Foundation director, summarises the main achievements of the project in the last six months. |
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EST NEWS Italy to join the EST Foundation A consortium of three Italian Universities requested joining the EST Foundation in November 2024. The Foundation will now comprise 11 European institutions from 9 different countries. |
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EST NEWS Proposal for a German contribution to EST Four German research institutes, KIS, MPS, TLS, and AIP, submitted an EST proposal to the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research. |
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EST NEWS Visit of EST Foundation and Spanish Ministry representatives to Slovakia Both countries are currently engaged in high-level conversations to define their collaboration in EST. |
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EST NEWS EST, an associated Big Science Organisation at the BSBF 2024 EST returned to the third edition of this meeting in 2024 as an Associated Big Science Organisation. |
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EST NEWS Director and Administrator of the EST Foundation Selected The selection process ended with a unanimous decision by the BoT regarding the selected candidates. |
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EST NEWS Scientific and Technical Advisor to EST Foundation's Director Appointed The BoT of the EST Foundation has announced the appointment of Scharmer as the new STAD to the EST director. |
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EST SCIENCE Science Advisory Group Activities An update on the SAG activities in 2024 is presented in this article. |
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EST TECHNOLOGY EST Optics and Adaptative Optics Preliminary Design Review Completed EST successfully passed the Optics and Adaptive Optics PDR and is now ready to progress to the System Level PDR. |
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EST TECHNOLOGY EST Adaptative Optics for First Light The adaptive optics strategy adopted for EST at first light is described below, together with simulation results aimed at validating it. |
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EST TECHNOLOGY EST Coudé Light Distribution System The light collected by EST will be distributed to the various scientific instruments through a complex Coudé Light Distribution System (CLD) which is described below. |
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EST COMMUNICATION Communication and Outreach Activities The EST consortium is continuing to promote the project through various outreach and communication activities, summarised here. |
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July 2024 - December 2024 Mabel Ruiz | Josué Barrera | Pedro José García |