The ESO's Extremely Large Telescope Working Groups

Author(s)
P. Padovani, M. Cirasuolo, R. van der Burg, F. Cantalloube, E. George, M. Kasper, K. Leschinski, C. Martins, J. Milli, S. Möhler, M. Neeser, B. Neichel, A. Otarola, R. Sánchez-Janssen, B. Serra, A. Smette, E. Valenti, C. Verinaud, J. Vernet, O. Absil, G. Agapito, M. Andersen, C. Arcidiacono, M. Arko, P. Baudoz, O. Beltramo-Martin, E. Biancalani, T. Bierwirth, L. Burtscher, G. Carlà, J. A. Castro-Almazán, A. -L. Cheffot, L. Coccato, C. Correia, R. Fetick, G. Fiorentino, T. Fusco, B. García-Lorenzo, N. Gentile Fusillo, O. Gonzalez, A. Grazian, M. Gullieuszik, O. Hainaut, V. Ivanov, M. Kaasinen, D. Kaddad, T. Kamiński, W. Kausch, F. Kerber, S. Kimeswenger, R. Kokotanekova, A. Kuznetsov, A. Lau, M. Le Louarn, F. Lemmel, J. Liske, G. Lo Curto, D. Lucsanyi, L. Lundin, S. Noll, S. Oberti, J. Osborn, E. Masciadri, D. Milaković, M. T. Murphy, F. Pedichini, M. Pereira Santaella, R. Piazzesi, J. Piqueras López, C. Plantet, T. Prod'homme, N. Przybilla, M. Puech, D. T. Reid, A. Reiners, R. Rijnenberg, M. Rodrigues, F. Rossi, L. Routledge, H. Smit, M. Tecza, N. Thatte, R. van Boekel, A. Verma, A. Vigan
Abstract

Since 2005 ESO has been working with its community and industry to develop an extremely large optical/infrared telescope. ESO's Extremely Large Telescope, or ELT for short, is a revolutionary ground-based telescope that will have a 39-metre main mirror and will be the largest visible and infrared light telescope in the world. To address specific topics that are needed for the science operations and calibrations of the telescope, thirteen specific working groups were created to coordinate the effort between ESO, the instrument consortia, and the wider community. We describe here the goals of these working groups as well as their achievements so far.

Organisation(s)
Department of Astrophysics
Journal
The Messenger
Volume
189
Pages
23-30
No. of pages
8
ISSN
0722-6691
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5286
Publication date
12-2022
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/32c279b4-477a-4a4c-b734-d91ca3df0bb2