Dr. Marco Quattri Profile

Dr. Marco Quattri

Senior Engineer at European Southern Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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A new test facility for the E-ELT infrared detector program

Jean Louis Lizon, Paola Amico, Martin Brinkmann, Bernard Delabre, Gert Finger, Ivan Maria Guidolin, Ronald Guzman, Renate Hinterschuster, Derek Ives, Barbara Klein, Marco Quattri

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99089I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231635

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Infrared detectors, Infrared radiation, Cryogenics, Infrared detectors, Mirrors, Camera shutters, Environmental sensing, Optical filters, Calibration, Current controlled current source

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During the development of the VLT instrumentation program, ESO acquired considerable expertise in the area of infrared detectors, their testing and optimizing their performance. This can mainly be attributed to a very competent team and most importantly to the availability of a very well suited test facility, namely, IRATEC. This test facility was designed more than 15 years ago, specifically for 1K × 1K detectors such as the Aladdin device, with a maximum field of only 30 mm square. Unfortunately, this facility is no longer suited for the testing of the new larger format detectors that are going to be used to equip the future E-ELT instruments. It is projected that over the next 20 years, there will be of the order of 50-100 very large format detectors to be procured and tested for use with E-ELT first and second generation instruments and VLT third generation instruments. For this reason ESO has initiated the in-house design and construction of a dedicated new IR detector arrays test facility: the Facility for Infrared Array Testing (FIAT). It will be possible to mount up to four 60 mm square detectors in the facility, as well as mosaics of smaller detectors. It is being designed to have a very low thermal background such that detectors with 5.3 μm cut-off material can routinely be tested. The paper introduces the most important use cases for which FIAT is designed: they range from performing routine performance measurements on acquired devices, optimization setups for custom applications (like spot scan intra-pixel response, persistence and surface reflectivity measurements), test of new complex operation modes (e.g. high speed subwindowing mode for low order sensing, flexure control, etc.) and the development of new tests and calibration procedures to support the scientific requirements of the E-ELT and to allow troubleshooting the unexpected challenges that arise when a new detector system is brought online. The facility is also being designed to minimize the downtime required to change to a new detector and then cool it down, ready for testing. The status of the opto-mechanical and cryogenic design is also described in detail, with particular emphasis on the technical solutions identified to fulfill the FIAT top level requirements. We will also describe how the FIAT project has been set-up as a training facility for the younger generation of engineers who are expected to take over the job from the experienced engineers and ensure that the lessons learnt in so many years of successful IR instrumentation projects at ESO are captured for this next generation.

Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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Assembly and test results of the AOF laser guide star units at ESO

W. Hackenberg, D. Bonaccini Calia, B. Buzzoni, M. Comin, C. Dupuy, F. Gago, I. Guidolin, R. Guzman, R. Holzloehner, L. Kern, J. Kirchbauer, S. Lewis, J. Lizon, S. McLay, T. Pfrommer, M. Quattri, J. Quentin, R. Ridings

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057167

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Interfaces, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Temperature metrology, Camera shutters, Lasers

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

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ESO adaptive optics facility progress and first laboratory test results

Robin Arsenault, Pierre-Yves Madec, Jérome Paufique, Paolo La Penna, Stefan Stroebele, Elise Vernet, Jean-Francois Pirard, Wolfgang Hackenberg, Harald Kuntschner, Johann Kolb, Nicolas Muller, Aurea Garcia-Rissmann, Miska Le Louarn, Paola Amico, Norbert Hubin, Jean-Louis Lizon, Rob Ridings, Pierre Haguenauer, Jose Abad, Gerhard Fischer, Volker Heinz, Mario Kiekebusch, Javier Argomedo, Ralf Conzelmann, Sebastien Tordo, Rob Donaldson, Christian Soenke, Philippe Duhoux, Enrico Fedrigo, Bernard Delabre, Andrea Jost, Michel Duchateau, Mark Downing, Javier Reyes Moreno, Antonio Manescau, Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Marco Quattri, Christophe Dupuy, Ivan Guidolin, Mauro Comin, Ronald Guzman, Bernard Buzzoni, Jutta Quentin, Steffan Lewis, Paul Jolley, Max Kraus, Thomas Pfrommer, Roberto Biasi, Daniele Gallieni, Remko Stuik, Wilhelm Kaenders, Bernhard Ernstberger, Axel Friedenauer

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914802 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054859

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Cameras, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Calibration, Turbulence, Actuators, Stars, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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ESO adaptive optics facility progress report

Robin Arsenault, Pierre-Yves Madec, Jerome Paufique, Paolo La Penna, Stefan Stroebele, Elise Vernet, Jean-Francois Pirard, Wolfgang Hackenberg, Harald Kuntschner, Lieselotte Jochum, Johann Kolb, Nicolas Muller, Miska Le Louarn, Paola Amico, Norbert Hubin, Jean-Louis Lizon, Rob Ridings, Jose Abad, Gert Fischer, Volker Heinz, Mario Kiekebusch, Javier Argomedo, Ralf Conzelmann, Sebastien Tordo, Robert Donaldson, Christian Soenke, Philippe Duhoux, Enrico Fedrigo, Bernard Delabre, Andreas Jost, Michel Duchateau, Mark Downing, Javier Moreno, Reinhold Dorn, Antonio Manescau, Domenico Bonaccini Calia, Marco Quattri, Christophe Dupuy, Ivan Guidolin, Mauro Comin, Ronald Guzman, Bernard Buzzoni, Jutta Quentin, Steffan Lewis, Paul Jolley, Maximilian Kraus, Thomas Pfrommer, Roberto Biasi, Daniele Gallieni, Clementine Bechet, Remko Stuik

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84470J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926074

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Optics manufacturing, Actuators, Control systems, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

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Manufacturing of the ESO adaptive optics facility

R, Arsenault, P.-Y. Madec, N. Hubin, S. Stroebele, J. Paufique, E. Vernet, W. Hackenberg, J.-F. Pirard, L. Jochum, A. Glindemann, A. Jost, R. Conzelmann, M. Kiekebusch, S. Tordo, J.-L. Lizon, R. Donaldson, E. Fedrigo, C. Soenke, M. Duchateau, A. Bruton, B. Delabre, M. Downing, J. Reyes, J. Kolb, C. Bechet, M. Lelouarn, D. Bonaccini Calia, M. Quattri, I. Guidolin, B. Buzzoni, C. Dupuy, R. Guzman, M. Comin, A. Silber, J. Quentin, P. La Penna, A. Manescau, P. Jolley, V. Heinz, P. Duhoux, J. Argomedo, D. Gallieni, P. Lazzarini, R. Biasi, M. Andrighettoni, G. Angerer, D. Pescoller, R, Stuik, A. Deep

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857973

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Sensors, Optics manufacturing, Real-time computing, Manufacturing, Actuators, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2008 Paper

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Wind Evaluation Breadboard: mechanical design and analysis, control architecture, dynamic model, and performance simulation

Marcos Reyes García-Talavera, Teodora Viera, Miguel Núñez, Pablo Zuluaga, Bernardo Ronquillo, Mariano Ronquillo, Enzo Brunetto, Marco Quattri, Javier Castro, Elvio Hernández

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70120X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789562

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Photoacoustic tomography, Sensors, Device simulation, Linear filtering, Computing systems, Control systems, Mechanical engineering, Signal attenuation, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2008 Paper

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Wind turbulence structure inside telescope enclosures

M. Quattri, R. Haase, M. Barreto Cabrera, E. Friend Monasterio, R. Codina, M. Gonzalez Hernandez, M. Reyes

Proceedings Volume 7017, 70170O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789005

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Telescopes, Wind measurement, Mirrors, Buildings, Wind energy, Systems modeling, Data modeling, Lanthanum, Optical tracking

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Proceedings Article | 4 July 2006 Paper

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First light of the ESO laser guide star facility

D. Bonaccini Calia, E. Allaert, J. Alvarez, C. Araujo Hauck, G. Avila, E. Bendek, B. Buzzoni, M. Comin, M. Cullum, R. Davies, M. Dimmler, I. Guidolin, W. Hackenberg, S. Hippler, S. Kellner, A. van Kesteren, F. Koch, U. Neumann, T. Ott, D. Popovic, F. Pedichini, M. Quattri, J. Quentin, S. Rabien, A. Silber, M. Tapia

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627207 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.674484

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sodium, Laser guide stars, Adaptive optics, Fiber lasers, LIDAR, Scattering, Continuous wave operation, Laser scattering, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 2006 Paper

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Enclosures for a 100m telescope: baseline conceptual design and alternatives

M. Quattri, M. Hautum, A. Pedretti

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62673F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672954

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Mirrors, Medium wave, Structural design, Convection, Solar radiation, Cladding, Observatories, Telescope design

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

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OWL opto-mechanics: phase A

Enzo Brunetto, Martin Dimmler, Franz Koch, Marco Quattri, Michael Muller, Babak Sedghi

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.555915

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Actuators, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Optomechanical design, Optical components, Optical design, Finite element methods, Wind measurement

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

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Pressure measurements on the 76-m Jodrell Bank radio telescope and a scaled down model in the wind tunnel

Lothar Noethe, Enzo Brunetto, Franz Koch, Marco Quattri

Proceedings Volume 5497, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561009

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Radio telescopes, Mirrors, Wind measurement, Sensors, Optical components, Correlation function, Segmented mirrors, Reflectors, Buildings

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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The VLT laser guide star facility

Domenico Bonaccini, Eric Allaert, Constanza Araujo, Enzo Brunetto, Bernard Buzzoni, Mauro Comin, Martin Cullum, Richard Davies, Canio Dichirico, Philippe Dierickx, Martin Dimmler, Michel Duchateau, Carsten Egedal, Wolfgang Hackenberg, Stefan Hippler, Stefan Kellner, Arno van Kesteren, Franz Koch, Udo Neumann, Thomas Ott, Marco Quattri, Jutta Quentin, Sebastian Rabien, Roberto Tamai, Mario Tapia, Massimo Tarenghi

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459277

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Relays, Laser guide stars, Continuous wave operation, Adaptive optics, Dye lasers, Diagnostics, Laser safety, Safety, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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MACAO-VLTI: an adaptive optics system for the ESO Interferometer

Robin Arsenault, Jaime Alonso, Henri Bonnet, Joar Brynnel, Bernard Delabre, Robert Donaldson, Christophe Dupuy, Enrico Fedrigo, Jacopo Farinato, Norbert Hubin, L. Ivanescu, Markus Kasper, J. Paufique, S. Rossi, Sebastien Tordo, Stefan Stroebele, Jean-Luis Lizon, Pierre Gigan, Francoise Delplancke, A. Silber, Marco Quattri, Roland Reiss

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458836

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Avalanche photodetectors, Real-time computing, Sensors, Wavefronts, Electrodes, Interferometers, Imaging systems, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

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OWL wind loading characterization: a preliminary study

Marco Quattri, Franz Koch, Lothar Noethe, A. Correal Bonnet, S. Noelting

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459981

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Turbulence, Wind energy, Wind measurement, Aerodynamics, Computational fluid dynamics, Software, Performance modeling, CFD analysis

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

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The eye of the beholder: designing the OWL

Philippe Dierickx, Jean-Louis Beckers, Enzo Brunetto, Rodolphe Conan, Enrico Fedrigo, Roberto Gilmozzi, Norbert Hubin, Franz Koch, Miska Le Louarn, Enrico Marchetti, Guy Monnet, Lothar Noethe, Marco Quattri, Marc Sarazin, Jason Spyromilio, Natalia Yaitskova

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459939

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Active optics, Image segmentation, Wavefront sensors, Optical instrument design, Device simulation, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2002 Paper

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ESO VLT laser guide star facility

Domenico Bonaccini, Wolfgang Hackenberg, Martin Cullum, Enzo Brunetto, Thomas Ott, Marco Quattri, Eric Allaert, Martin Dimmler, Massimo Tarenghi, Arno van Kesteren, Canio Dichirico, Bernard Buzzoni, Peter Gray, Roberto Tamai, Mario Tapia

Proceedings Volume 4494, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454802

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Relays, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Information operations, Laser guide stars, Lawrencium, Diagnostics, Laser safety, Safety

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

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OWL: further steps in designing the telescope mechanical structure and in assessing its performance

Enzo Brunetto, Franz Koch, Marco Quattri

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393925

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Buildings, Mechanical engineering, Optical instrument design, Earthquakes, Zerodur, Observatories, Optical design, Silicon carbide

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

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Enclosure and infrastructure requirements for OWL: possible solutions

Marco Quattri, Franz Koch

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393926

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Buildings, Optical instrument design, Mirrors, Soil science, Turbulence, Large telescopes, Space telescopes, Sun, Meteorology

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

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Future of filled aperture telescopes: is a 100-m feasible?

Roberto Gilmozzi, Bernard Delabre, Philippe Dierickx, Norbert Hubin, Franz Koch, Guy Monnet, Marco Quattri, Francois Rigaut, Raymond Wilson

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319284

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Polishing, Stars, Spherical lenses, Silicon carbide, Aspheric lenses, Control systems, Zerodur

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 1997 Paper

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VLT 8-m unit telescope main structure

Marco Quattri, Martin Ravensbergen, Franz Koch, Oscar Contiero, Gianpietro Marchiori, Antonio Piccinini

Proceedings Volume 2871, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.269040

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Finite element methods, Computer programming, Mechanics, Tolerancing, Control systems, Structural design, Prototyping, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

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VLT 8-m unit telescope main structure: design solutions and performance calculation

Marco Quattri, Francesco Dimichino, Gianpietro Marchiori, Antonio Piccinini

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176157

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer programming, Optical instrument design, Electromechanical design, Structural design, Mirrors, Head, Control systems, Mechanics, Mechanical engineering

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