Work Packages
The block diagram shows all workpackages and sub-workpackages, with their interdependences and leading institutions:
To address the definition of EST, the Conceptual Design Study has been divided into the following work packages:
| WP01000 | Project coordination and management | M. Collados & A. Pérez (IAC) |
| WP02000 | Science requirements | H. Socas (IAC) |
| WP03000 | Systems engineering | L. Cavaller (GTC) |
| WP04000 | Optical design | B. Gelly (Themis) |
| WP04100 | Main Telescope | B. Gelly (Themis) |
| WP04200 | Auxiliary full-disk Telescope | B. Gelly (Themis) |
| WP04300 | Transfer & tip-tilt/MCAO Optics | B. Gelly (Themis) |
| WP04400 | Polarisation Optics | C. Keller (UU) |
| WP04500 | Instrument Placeholders | B. Gelly (Themis) |
| WP05000 | Optomechanics | R. Volkmer (KIS) |
| WP05100 | Telescope Mechanics |
F. Bettonvil (UU) |
| WP05200 | Primary Mirror M1 |
R. Volkmer (KIS) |
| WP05300 | Heat Rejector |
F. Berrrilli (UToV) |
| WP05400 | Secondary Mirror M2 | F. Tenegi (IAC) |
| WP05500 | Optical Coatings | A. Feller (MPG) |
| WP06000 | MCAO wavefront sensing and correction | D. Soltau (KIS) |
| WP06100 | MCAO Optical Design | D. Soltau (KIS) |
| WP06200 | Wavefront Sensor | T. Berkefeld (KIS) |
| WP06300 | WF Reconstruction | T. Berkefeld (KIS) |
| WP06400 | Deformable Mirrors | R. Volkmer (KIS) |
| WP07000 | Instruments | M. Collados (IAC) |
| WP07100 | Broad-Band Imaging Channels |
S. Scuderi (INAF) |
| WP07200 | Tunable Filters Spectropolarimeters | Th. Kentischer (KIS) |
| WP07300 | Grating Spectropolarimeters | A. Calcines (IAC) |
| WP07400 | Detectors | J. Díaz (IAC) |
| WP08000 | Site characterization | M. Collados (IAC) |
| WP08100 | Short and Large baseline SHABAR | A. Pérez (IAC) |
| WP08200 | Large Field of View Wavefront Sensor WFWFS | G. Scharmer (RSAS) |
| WP09000 | Building and dome | F. Bettonvil (UU) |
| WP09100 | Pier | F. Bettonvil (UU) |
| WP09200 | Dome | F. Bettonvil (UU) |
| WP09300 | Building | E. Hernández (IAC) |
| WP09400 | Thermal control (analysis) | L. Cavaller (GTC) |
| WP10000 | Data acquisition and control | I. Ermolli (INAF) |
| WP010100 | Data flow, Display and Storage | G. Cauzzi (INAF) |
| WP010200 | Telescope control and monitoring | P. Di Marcantonio (INAF) |
| WP010300 | Instrument control and monitoring | Paolo Romano (INAF) |
| WP010400 | Dome control and monitoring | F. Bettonvil (UU) |
| WP010500 | Databases | F. Paletou (UPS) |
| WP11000 | Financial Feasibility and Socio-economic impact | J. Burgos & A. Sosa (IAC) |