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23-09-2022
The ELF project: Performance of an extreme adaptive optics system compensating for atmospheric turbulence, cophasing a diluted pupil and performing dark hole coronography in order to reach high contrast exoplanet direct detection
Langlois, M., Graf, C., moretto, G., Kuhn, J., Lewis, K., Rebolo, R., Lodieu, N., Zhou, Y., and Cunnygham, I.
16th Europlanet Science Congress, 2022, Granada, Spain
29-08-2022
Small-ELF Telescope: opto-mechanical design and application of tensegrity
Ye Zhou, T. K. Lee, J. R. Kuhn, I. Cunnyngham, S. Jefferies, M. Langlois, K. Lewis, N. Lodieu, G. Moretto, R. Rebolo, J. Ritter, R. Swindle, S. Salata, M. Rios, and R. Diego
Proc. SPIE 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX, 121822J
26-08-2022
The small-ELF project: toward an ultra-large coronagraphic optical receiver
Jeff Kuhn, Jean-Fabien Capsal, Ian Cunnyngham, Maud Langlois, Kevin Lewis, Nicolas Lodieu, Gil Moretto, Rafael Rebolo, Joe Ritter, Ryan Swindle, Ye Zhou, Stuart Jefferies, Kritsadi Thetprapi, David Audigier, and Justin Fletcher
Proc. SPIE 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX, 121820G
20-08-2022
An emerging hybrid technology toward ultra-light and self-correcting, “live” mirrors
Gil Moretto, K. Thetpraphi, J-F. Capsal, J.R. Kuhn, D. Audgier, M. Langlois, C. Graf, J. Ritter, R. Rebolo, N. Lodieu, Y. Zhou, and K. Lewis
Proc. SPIE 12188, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation V, 121880D
14-07-2020
Grand Challenges in Astronomical Instrumentation
22-04-2020
Advanced 3D-printed EAP actuator applied to high precision large optical-quality surface fabrication: first results
K. Thetpraphi, G. Moretto, J. R. Kuhn, P. J. Cottinet, M. Q. Le, D. Audigier, L. Petit, J. F. Capsal
Proc. SPIE 11375, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXII, 113751X
25-11-2019
Surface Imaging of Proxima b and Other Exoplanets: Albedo Maps, Biosignatures, and Technosignatures
26-04-2019
Hybrid dynamic structures for optical-quality surfaces shape control: live-mirror
23-02-2019
Exoplanet Terra Incognita
Berdyugina, S.V., Kuhn, J.R., Belikov, R., Turyshev, S.G.
Hargitai, H. (eds) Planetary Cartography and GIS. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham.
01-10-2018
The Exo-Life Finder (ELF) telescope: New strategies for direct detection of exoplanet biosignatures and technosignatures
S. V. Berdyugina, J. R. Kuhn, M. Langlois, G. Moretto, J. Krissansen-Totton, D. Catling, J. L. Grenfell, T. Santl-Temkiv, K. Finster, J. Tarter, F. Marchis, H. Hargitai, and D. Apai
Proc. SPIE 10700, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII, 107004I
21-09-2018
The ExoLife Finder Telescope (ELF) : an extremely large telescope dedicated to extremely high contrast
Langlois, M.
European Planetary Science Congress, 2018, Berlin, Germany
06-07-2018
The Exo-Life Finder Telescope (ELF): design and beam synthesis concepts
J. R. Kuhn, S. V. Berdyugina, J.-F. Capsal, M. Gedig, M. Langlois, G. Moretto, and K. Thetpraphi
Proc. SPIE 10700, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII, 1070015
06-07-2018
Development of PLANETS telescope and visible-infrared spectrometer for monitoring of planetary and exoplanetary atmospheres
Takeshi Sakanoi, Jeff Kuhn, Svetlana Berdyugina, Marcelo Emilio, Masato Kagitani, Yasuhiro Hirahara, Hiromu Nakagawa, Yasumasa Kasaba, Takahiro Obara, Shoichi Okano, Isabelle Scholl, Andrei Berdyugin, and Vilppu Piirola
Proc. SPIE 10700, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII, 107004J
28-06-2018
The ExoLife Finder (ELF) Telescope: New Adaptive Optics and Hybrid Dynamic Live-Optical Surfaces Strategies
G. Moretto, J. R. Kuhn, M. Langlois, M. Tallon, M. Gedig, A. Norton, J. Capsal, D. Audigier, K. Thetpraphi, S. V. Berdyugina, and D. Halliday
Imaging and Applied Optics 2018 (3D, AO, AIO, COSI, DH, IS, LACSEA, LS&C, MATH, pcAOP), OSA Technical Digest
28-06-2018
The Exo-Life Finder (ELF) Telescope: Advanced strategies for Extreme Adaptive Optics and cophasing for an extremely large telescope dedicated to extremely high contrast
M. Langlois, J. Kuhn, G. Moretto, M. Tallon, E. Thiébaut, A. P. Norton, M. Loupias, and S. Berdyugina
Imaging and Applied Optics 2018 (3D, AO, AIO, COSI, DH, IS, LACSEA, LS&C, MATH, pcAOP), OSA Technical Digest
26-06-2014
Finding Life in the Universe: The Colossus Project
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20-02-2023
Telenoticias 2
15-02-2023
LIOM, the IAC initiative that will promote new telescopes
14-02-2023
Canarias diseñará la tecnología necesaria para buscar vida extraterrestre
13-02-2023
LIOM, the IAC Innovation Laboratory in Optomechanics, begins
13-02-2023
Comienza el laboratorio óptico para la próxima generación de telescopios
13-02-2023
The Canary Islands will design the necessary technology to search for extraterrestrial life
13-02-2023
LIOM begins, the project to create telescopes that find life on exoplanets
13-02-2023
The optical laboratory for the next generation of telescopes begins
14-02-2023
The Canary Islands will design the necessary technology to search for extraterrestrial life
14-02-2023
Canary Islands will design the technology necessary to search for extraterrestrial life
14-12-2021
El IAC construirá óptica avanzada para telescopios terrestres y espaciales
07-03-2021
Exo-Life Finder (ELF), el supertelescopio que buscará vida extraterrestre, mira a La Palma
07-03-2021
Tenerife albergará un telescopio para buscar vida en otros planetas
17-09-2020
How we’ll find life in the universe
20-09-2019
This is the telescope that could find alien life
30-12-2018
ELF (ExoLife Finder): un telescopio para ver la superficie de planetas extrasolares
12-09-2017
PLANETS Foundation Is Building New Telescope
03-10-2017
ExoLife Finder, il telescopio per esopianeti in raccolta fondi
20-09-2017
The ExoLife Finder Telescope Could Revolutionize the Search for Life on Exoplanets
