Towards the phase A review of MAORY, the multi-conjugate adaptive optics module for the E-ELT

E. Diolaiti; J.-M. Conan; I. Foppiani; M. Lombini; E. Marchetti; C. Petit; C. Robert; L. Schreiber; A. Baruffolo; M. Bellazzini; G. Bregoli; P. Ciliegi; G. Cosentino; V. Biliotti; S. D’Odorico; T. Fusco; N. Hubin; S. Meimon; J.-F. Sauvage

doi:10.1051/ao4elt/201002007

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Year: 2010

10.1051/ao4elt/201002007

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Issue		2010


Article Number		02007
Number of page(s)		5
Section		AO systems and instrumental concepts
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ao4elt/201002007
Published online		24 February 2010

1st AO4ELT conference, 02007 (2010)

Towards the phase A review of MAORY, the multi-conjugate adaptive optics module for the E-ELT

E. Diolaiti¹^a, J.-M. Conan², I. Foppiani³, M. Lombini¹^,3, E. Marchetti⁴, C. Petit², C. Robert², L. Schreiber³, A. Baruffolo⁵, M. Bellazzini¹, G. Bregoli¹, P. Ciliegi¹, G. Cosentino³, V. Biliotti⁶, S. D’Odorico⁴, T. Fusco², N. Hubin⁴, S. Meimon² and J.-F. Sauvage²

¹ INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, Italy
² Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales, B.P. 72, 92322 Châtillon cedex, France
³ Università di Bologna - Dipartimento di Astronomia, via Ranzani 1, 40127 Bologna, Italy
⁴ European Southern Observatory, K. Schwarzschild Str. 2, 85748 Garching b. Muenchen, Germany
⁵ INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy
⁶ INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, largo E. Fermi 5, 50125 Firenze, Italy

^a e-mail: emiliano.diolaiti@oabo.inaf.it

Abstract

MAORY is the multi-conjugate adaptive optics module for the European Extremely Large Telescope. A conceptual design study is in progress and is approaching the final review. A description of the current design and of the expected performance is presented.