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Proposal for a European Adaptive Optics Program to be funded in the frame of FP7

Proposal for a European Adaptive Optics Program to be funded in the frame of FP7. N. Hubin European Southern Observatory. Scope. Status & achievements of OPTICON- JRA1 Status & achievements of the AO WP in the ELT DS The AO European ELT roadmap & Challenges

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Proposal for a European Adaptive Optics Program to be funded in the frame of FP7

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  1. Proposal for a European Adaptive Optics Program to be funded in the frame of FP7 N. Hubin European Southern Observatory

  2. Scope • Status & achievements of OPTICON- JRA1 • Status & achievements of the AO WP in the ELT DS • The AO European ELT roadmap & Challenges • European ELT AO concepts: Demonstrators & pathfinders on existing 8-10 m Facilities • Adaptive Optics enabling technologies • AO Networking, Coordination & Interfaces • Adaptive Optics Access: WHT ELT Test bed Proposal

  3. Status & achievements of OPTICON- JRA1…. &2

  4. AO status & achievement in the FP6OPTICON-JRA1 Test Facility 1170 actuators Deformable Secondary Mirror 1.1 m diameter! Design VLT AO Facility 1.1 m Zerodur Thin shell

  5. AO status & achievement in the FP6OPTICON-JRA1 & 2 Design of the VLT Planet Finder 1370 act. DM Real-Time Control 2402 detector for wavefront sensing

  6. AO status & achievement in the FP6:JRA1: High contrast & Micro-technology Large stroke 52 act. Micro-DM 1024 channels drive elec. 19 act. electrostatic MOEMS Toward the 100 actuators Prototype High (1024) Order Test bench

  7. AO subsystems for 8 m LBT & 10m GTC Development of the LINC-NIRVANA Ground Layer AO & Calibration of the Adaptive M2 Telescope simulator for the GTC-AO

  8. Status & achievements of the AO WP in the ELT DS

  9. ELT Design study: AO WP LGS based AO concepts for the European ELT AO simulations, algorithms & Large DM feasibilities MCAO 3DM

  10. FP6 outcomes • Thanks to OPTICON: • Early enabling technologies crucial for the new AO facilities • Designs of three major AO facilities  All approved today!! • Advanced R&D in the field of MEMs  Jobs created • Keep European leadership in the field of AO on 8-10m • Thanks to FP6 ELT Design Study • Concepts dev. & simulations of challenging AO systems • 2.5 m DM concepts  prototype of technological bricks • Novel AO concepts focused on Laser Guide Stars • Smart algorithms reducing high computing power • Prepare the E-ELT Phase B

  11. The AO European ELT roadmap & challenges

  12. Science with ELTs may require: • Reduced seeing capability over 5-6’ FoV @ all λ • Narrow field diffraction limit imaging/spectroscopy (100.6 μm) • 30”-1’ continuous FoV diffraction limit imaging in KI bands • Ensquared Energy >20% in ~50mas pixel in n directions over 10’ FoV • High contrast (10-7 to 10-9) differential imaging/spectroscopy for planet detection and characterization Because of windshake & tracking errors ELT may require Adaptive Optics even in seeing limited mode Adaptive Telescope  Full sky operation may require multi-LGSs

  13. Overview of AO possible performance

  14. The European ELT roadmap: 1st light AO Commissioning of the Adaptive telescope with one large DM NGS Single Conjugate AO Full sky, Adaptive telescope with seeing reducer (1st light multi LGSs) Ground Layer AO + LGSs Medium Sky Coverage small FoV diffraction limited AO Laser Tomography AO + LGSs Toward 2nd light AO

  15. The European ELT roadmap: 2nd light AO Post Focal DMs & MCAO reconstructors Dedicated AO LGS Multi- Conjugate AO Post focal high density DM + high contrast inst. Dedicated AO NGS High contrast imaging Multi- corrected IFUs Additional LGSs Dedicated AO LGS Multi-object AO

  16. European ELT Adaptive Optics conceptsDemonstrators & pathfinders on existing 8-10 m Facilities

  17. Deformable M2 GALACSI MUSE GRAAL Hawk-I 4 LGSs Laser Room VLT AO Facility: A GL & LTAO Pathfinder for ELT • Concept of Active/Adaptive Telescope • Four Sodium Laser Guide Stars • 2 GLAO syst. (GALACSI, GRAAL) • 10’ NIR seeing reducer (HAWK-I) • 1’ visible seeing reducer (MUSE) • Laser Tomography AO: Sr(v)~10% • Enabling technologies: • 1.1 m convex aspherical Deformable M2, 1170 act. • 2 mm Zerodur thin shell • Raman fibre laser • ~0 noise, 2402 pix., 1kHz WFS-CCD • Computing power 200 x NAOS • Laboratory testing facility (ASSIST) On-sky; 2011-2012

  18. VLT AO Facility pathfinder for ELT 1st light AO • 1st light AO facility conceptual design for ELT (SC-GL-LTAO) • Development of the VLT AO Facility: Pathfinder for ELT • Laboratory & on-sky testing of the AO Facility at the VLT • Preliminary design of the ELT 1st light AO facility • Specifications of key AO subsystems • Large DM & Field stabilization • Sodium lasers • Real Time computer & wavefront sensors • Specific studies on optimum algorithms & calibration strategies • Partners: ESO, PHASE*, INAF, Leiden • Eligible cost: 7 M€ incl. 70 FTEs, 6 years • EC funded: <5 M€ * Phase: ONERA + LESIA + GEPI

  19. Design of Multi-Object Adaptive Optics Instrument • Conceptual design of an ELT MOAO instrument • Laboratory demonstration to validate simulations • Critical sub-systems prototyping • Develop a VLT on-sky MOAO demonstrator • Evaluation of the scientific performance on-sky • 5-7 WFS buttons • Smart focal plane 3-5 beam steering devices: IFU + imaging • NGS or LGS based; with/without Adaptive Secondary • Updated conceptual design of the Multi-IFU instrument for ELT • Partners: LAM, Phase, ESO • Eligible cost: 8 M€ incl. 86 FTEs, 6 years • EC funded <4 M€ • Cost and deliveries to be reviewed

  20. Exo-planet detection for ELTs • Conceptual design of an ELT High contrast Instrument • Opto-mechanical design, interface to telescope • End-to-end simulations, feedback from SPHERE development • VLT – SPHERE development and laboratory & on-sky testing • On-sky demonstration with HOT- + on a segmented telescope • Coronagraphy & Post coronagraph Speckles suppression system • Co-phasing & AO interactions • Prototyping • Coronagraphs, Super-polished optics, focal plane WFS • Woofer & tweeter MOEMS up to 4K, IFS components • Calibration & Post-processing • Development of Post processing methods • Laboratory & on-sky validation • Partners: ESO-LAOG, INSU, PHASE, ETH, INAF, CRAL, Oxford, MPIA, IAC? • Eligible cost: 6.6 M€ incl. 59 FTEs, 6 years • EC funded <4 M€

  21. MEMs based MCAO demonstrator • Goal: Demonstrate feasibility of a compact post-focal MCAO system for ELT MCAO integrated in the instrument • Conceptual design of an ELT integrated MCAO system • Dev. of a MOEMS & LGS based MCAO system demonstrator • Make use of the VLT multi-LGS & Deformable Secondary Mirror • Woofer-tweeter (1k actuators) to overcome MEMs stroke limitations • 3 layers (incl. Deformable Secondary Mirror) MCAO at shorter λ • 30” FoV with high Strehl uniformity  crowded fields & photometry • Laboratory demonstration to validate concept & simulations • Specifications of key AO subsystems for ELTs • Partners: INAF, ESO, PHASE • Eligible cost: 3 M€ incl. 30 FTEs, 6 years • EC funded: <2 M€ • Cost & deliveries to be reviewed

  22. Adaptive Optics Enabling technologies

  23. Required AO technologies for a European ELT (~42m) Expected implementation time?

  24. AO detectors R&D Visible wavefront sensor detector  see Philippe Feautrier presentation IR wavefront sensor detector development being launched now by ESO  Coordination with GEMINI -TMT- AURA etc…

  25. 2.5 m deformable mirror design & prototyping • Goal: Develop baseline & alternative solution • Specifications (ESO) + Industrial Call for Tender • 3 competitive conceptual designs review (6months) • 2 concepts funded: Prototyping  review (12months) • 1 concept selected for Preliminary & Final design • Thin shell prototype • Partner: ESO + others to be identified after CFT (CILAS, SAGEM, TNO-TPD, ADS, Microgate in collaboration with PHASE, LAM, SESO, INAF) • Eligible cost: 2.5 M€ (0.3, 0.6, 1, 0.6), 4 years • EC funded <1.8 M€

  26. 1-2mm pitch “large stroke” DM R&D • Goal: Develop Woofer & tweeter MDMs solution for compact XAO, MCAO & MOAO systems • Woofer & tweeter MDMs Specifications (ESO, INSU, INAF) • Industrial Call for Tenders • Two x 2 competitive designs & techno brick prototypes (18 months) review • Development of one ~3-400 actuators woofer MDMs • Development of one 4K actuators tweeter MDMs • Partner: ESO, INSU, INAF + others to be identified after CFT (CILAS, BAE, ALPAO, OKO, LETI, IPMS, UKATC ….) • Eligible cost: 2.9 M€ (1.2, 0.5, 1.2), 5 years • EC funded <2.1 M€

  27. Cryogenic Deformable Mirror • Goal: Develop a cryogenic DM for Mid-IR instrument • Conceptual design of the Mid-IR AO system • Specifications of the cryogenic DM industrial CFT • Two feasibility studies of a cryo-DM + small prototypes • Cryogenic testing of the DM prototypes • Partner: Leiden, ASTRON, ESO + others to be identified after CFT (TNO, OKO, CILAS, LETI, ALPAO,….) • Eligible cost: 0.8 M€ (0.6, 0.2), 3 years • EC funded <0.4 M€ • Cost to be confirmed

  28. Algorithms & Real-Time Computer • Goal: Develop Real-Time Computer for the next generation of AO systems & implement/demonstrate new smart control algorithms • Develop a Real-Time Computer platform (SPARTA +) to study new algorithms • Develop the next generation of Real Time Computers: • Cell Blade Servers  demonstrator • Intel Arrays  demonstrator • Survey of new emerging technologies • Partner: ESO, Durham, PHASE, CRAL, Shaktiware • Eligible cost: 1.8 M€, 5 years • EC funded <0.9 M€

  29. Sodium laser R&D • Goal: Demonstrate feasibility of at least 2 laser demonstrators able to deliver 50W CW, 20W pulsed @ 1kHz. • Development in close collaboration with industry • Design for 2 fiber lasers, 1 free space solid state & 1 dye laser Enabling experiments (1 year)  review 2 laser solutions • Production of the high power prototypes and test results. Choice of the laser to proceed to packaging • Laser packaging design including operation issues and final delivery of one complete laser unit. Final tests and report. • Partner: ESO, UJF Grenoble, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität: Institut für Angewandte Physik, Institut fuer Physikalische Hoch Technologie, Jena, IPF Technologies Ltd, London • Eligible cost: 3.6 M€ (incl. 22FTEs), 5 years • EC funded <2 M€

  30. AO Networking, Coordination & Interfaces

  31. AO Networking & Coordination • Two Networks to strengthen an Science-instrument-AO integrated approach: • AO specification/performance & instrument designs: 150k€ • AO facilities performance versus science performance: 150k€ • One specific AO Network: AO workshops/meetings on hot topics: 250k€ • High contrast imaging techniques • AO Calibration methods and science outputs • Post-processing coordination meetings • Woofer-tweeter MOAO, MCAO, XAO • Smart control algorithms coordination meetings • Optimum wavefront sensing coordination meetings • Progress & roadmap in AO enabling technologies • Lasers, detectors, deformable mirrors, Real time control

  32. Access:WHT ELT Test bed Proposal

  33. WHT ELT Test bed Proposal • Goal: Provide a European ELT LGS test facility at the WHT & carry out LGS risk reductions studies on the E-ELT AO technology roadmap • The 4.2 m Alt-Azimuth telescope as test bed facility on La Palma • Enhance one of the platforms as an LGS test facility: • New optics & electronics enclosures with temperature & humidity control • Basic AO observational facilities (derot., acq. Syst., NGS “truth” sensor, NIR imager • A low-cost sodium laser (CW fibre-based and/or pulsed modeless) • Parallel-beam laser launch option (supported by scatter/fluorescence charac.) • Cn2 and Rayleigh profile monitoring • Turbulence simulator & selectable feed-through NGS AO system (avoids duplication) • Access arrangement: Allocation of telescope nights for the best experiments • A series of experiments (next viewgraph) • As a final refinement: engineer an installed LGS AO testbed • use the experimental results to help define it • it will have the unique option for daytime and night-time use with real LGS

  34. The candidate experiments

  35. Management • Pre-agreed mechanism for funding of experimental stages • Simulations & system analysis  review  funding of laboratory experiment • Laboratory demonstration  review  Access to Telescope time • On-sky testing  Test report  Release of X% of remaining funds • Flexible re-allocation of resources depending on quality of new proposals • Partner: Durham, & many others • Eligible cost: 4.5 M€ (1.5, 3) 5 years • EC funded <3.4 M€ • Cost to be reviewed

  36. AO proposal summary

  37. CONCLUSIONS • AO results obtained in the frame of FP6 are outstanding • AO FP7 proposal built on the same core team • AO for ELT: an abundance of challenges! • Preliminary roadmap is being developed • Focus AO community effort to the agreed roadmap • Develop E-ELT AO design & highly relevant demonstrators • Develop required enabling technologies & prototypes • Invest massively in AO key technologies • Access to WHT test bed to explore Sodium LGS solutions • Develop a strong European coordination of AO: • Full autonomy of the lead institute to manage project development, cost and schedule but… • Payments granted based on measurable results & deliverables • Minimize I3 management overheads as far as possible • Suggestion for money flow: • I3 coordinator  AO coordinator  lead institute  partners

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