Dr. Roland M. Bacon Profile

Dr. Roland M. Bacon

at Observatoire de Lyon

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Publications (54)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

BlueMUSE: science cases and requirements

Johan Richard, Roland Bacon, Alexandre Jeanneau

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114470S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561440

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy, Panoramic photography, Spectrographs, Large telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Curved detector-based optical design for the VLT/BlueMUSE instrument

Alexandre Jeanneau, Johan Kosmalski, Eduard Muslimov, Emmanuel Hugot, Roland Bacon, Johan Richard

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114475M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561684

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Optical design, Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopes, Panoramic photography, Large telescopes, Calibration, Relays, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

The E-ELT first light spectrograph HARMONI: capabilities and modes

Niranjan Thatte, Fraser Clarke, Ian Bryson, Hermine Shnetler, Matthias Tecza, Thierry Fusco, Roland Bacon, Johan Richard, Evencio Mediavilla, Benoît Neichel, Santiago Arribas, Begoña Garcia-Lorenzo, Christopher Evans, Alban Remillieux, Kacem El Madi, Jose Miguel Herreros, Dave Melotte, Kieran O'Brien, Ian Tosh, Joël Vernet, Peter Hammersley, Derek Ives, Gert Finger, Ryan Houghton, Dimitra Rigopoulou, James Lynn, Jamie Allen, Simon Zieleniewski, Sarah Kendrew, Vanessa Ferraro-Wood, Arlette Pécontal-Rousset, Johan Kosmalski, Florence Laurent, Magali Loupias, Laure Piqueras, Edgar Renault, Jeremy Blaizot, Eric Daguisé, Jean-Emmanuel Migniau, Aurélien Jarno, Andy Born, Angus Gallie, David Montgomery, David Henry, Noah Schwartz, William Taylor, Gérard Zins, Luis Fernando Rodríguez-Ramos, Miguel Cagigas, Giuseppina Battaglia, Refael Rebolo López, Elvio Hernández Suárez, José Vicente Gigante-Ripoll, Javier Piqueras López, Montserrat Villa Martin, Carlos Correia, Sandrine Pascal, Leonardo Blanco, Pascal Vola, Benoit Epinat, Celine Peroux, Arthur Vigan, Kjetil Dohlen, Jean-Francois Sauvage, Martin Lee, Alexis Carlotti, Christophe Verinaud, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Andrew Reeves, Mark Swinbank, Ariadna Calcines, Marrie Larrieu

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230629

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Spectrographs, Spectral resolution, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Stars, Telescopes, Relays, Iterated function systems, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2014 Paper

MUSE dream conclusion: the sky verdict

P. Caillier, M. Accardo, L. Adjali, H. Anwand, R. Bacon, D. Boudon, L. Capoani, E. Daguisé, M. Dupieux, C. Dupuy, M. Francois, A. Glindemann, D. Gojak, F. Gonté, N. Haddad, G. Hansali, T. Hahn, A. Jarno, A. Kelz, C. Koehler, J. Kosmalski, F. Laurent, M. Larrieu, J.-L. Lizon, M. Loupias, A. Manescau, J.-E. Migniau, C. Monstein, H. Nicklas, L. Parès, A. Pécontal-Rousset, L. Piqueras, R. Reiss, A. Remillieux, E. Renault, G. Rupprecht, O. Streicher, R. Stuik, H. Valentin, J. Vernet, P. Weilbacher, G. Zins

Proceedings Volume 9150, 91500D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056845

KEYWORDS: Free space optics, Telescopes, Observatories, Manufacturing, Image quality, Spectroscopes, Adaptive optics, Optical design, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Design for manufacturability

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

HARMONI: the first light integral field spectrograph for the E-ELT

Niranjan Thatte, Fraser Clarke, Ian Bryson, Hermine Schnetler, Matthias Tecza, Roland Bacon, Alban Remillieux, Evencio Mediavilla, José Miguel Herreros Linares, Santiago Arribas, Christopher Evans, David Lunney, Thierry Fusco, Kieran O'Brien, Ian Tosh, Derek Ives, Gert Finger, Ryan Houghton, Roger Davies, James Lynn, Jamie Allen, Simon Zieleniewski, Sarah Kendrew, Vanessa Ferraro-Wood, Arlette Pécontal-Rousset, Johan Kosmalski, Johan Richard, Aurelien Jarno, Angus Gallie, David Montgomery, David Henry, Gérard Zins, David Freeman, Begona García-Lorenzo, Luis Rodríguez-Ramos, Jorge Revuelta, Elvio Hernandez Suarez, Alberto Bueno-Bueno, José Vincente Gigante-Ripoll, Adolfo Garcia, Kjetil Dohlen, Benoît Neichel

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914725 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055436

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Adaptive optics, Spectrographs, Visible radiation, Iterated function systems, Sensors, Calibration, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

MUSE instrument software

Gérard Zins, Arlette Pécontal, Marie Larrieu, Nathalie Girard, Aurélien Jarno, Claudio Cumani, Pedro Baksai, Mauro Comin, Mario Kiekebusch, Jens Knudstrup, Dan Popovic, Roland Bacon, Johan Richard, Remko Stuik, Joel Vernet

Proceedings Volume 9152, 915224 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055575

KEYWORDS: Seaborgium, Sensors, Lamps, Stars, Telescopes, Calibration, Control systems, Camera shutters, Spectrographs, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

The 4MOST instrument concept overview

Roger Haynes, Samuel Barden, Roelof de Jong, Olivier Schnurr, Olga Bellido, Jakob Walcher, Dionne Haynes, Roland Winkler, Svend-Marian Bauer, Frank Dionies, Allar Saviauk, Cristina Chiappini, Axel Schwope, Joar Brynnel, Matthias Steinmetz, Richard McMahon, Sofia Feltzing, Patrick Francois, Scott Trager, Ian Parry, Mike Irwin, Nicholas Walton, David King, David Sun, Eduaro Gonzalez-Solares, Ian Tosh, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Pascal Jagourel, Shan Mignot, Mathieu Cohen, Jean-Philippe Amans, Frederic Royer, Paola Sartoretti, Johan Pragt, Gerrit Gerlofsma, Ronald Roelfsema, Ramon Navarro, Guido Thimm, Walter Seifert, Norbert Christlieb, Holger Mandel, Trifon Trifonov, Wenli Xu, Florian Lang-Bardl, Bernard Muschielok, Jörg Schlichter, Hans-Joachim Hess, Frank Grupp, Hans Boehringer, Thomas Boller, Tom Dwelly, Ralf Bender, Piero Rosati, Olaf Iwert, Gert Finger, Jean-Louis Lizon L'Allemand, Will Saunders, Andrew Sheinis, Gabriella Frost, Tony Farrell, Lewis Waller, Eric Depagne, Florence Laurent, Patrick Caillier, Johan Kosmalski, Johan Richard, Roland Bacon, Wolfgang Ansorge

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91476I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057253

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Telescopes, Sensors, Calibration, Spectrographs, Metrology, Neodymium, Ions, Optical instrument design, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

4MOST: 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope

Roelof de Jong, Sam Barden, Olga Bellido-Tirado, Joar Brynnel, Cristina Chiappini, Éric Depagne, Roger Haynes, Diana Johl, Daniel Phillips, Olivier Schnurr, Axel Schwope, Jakob Walcher, Svend Bauer, Gabriele Cescutti, Maria-Rosa Cioni, Frank Dionies, Harry Enke, Dionne Haynes, Andreas Kelz, Francisco Kitaura, Georg Lamer, Ivan Minchev, Volker Müller, Sebastián Nuza, Jean-Christophe Olaya, Tilmann Piffl, Emil Popow, Allar Saviauk, Matthias Steinmetz, Uğur Ural, Monica Valentini, Roland Winkler, Lutz Wisotzki, Wolfgang Ansorge, Manda Banerji, Eduardo Gonzalez Solares, Mike Irwin, Robert Kennicutt, David King, Richard McMahon, Sergey Koposov, Ian Parry, Xiaowei Sun, Nicholas Walton, Gert Finger, Olaf Iwert, Mirko Krumpe, Jean-Louis Lizon, Vincenzo Mainieri, Jean-Philippe Amans, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Matthieu Cohen, Patrick François, Pascal Jagourel, Shan Mignot, Frédéric Royer, Paola Sartoretti, Ralf Bender, Hans-Joachim Hess, Florian Lang-Bardl, Bernard Muschielok, Jörg Schlichter, Hans Böhringer, Thomas Boller, Angela Bongiorno, Marcella Brusa, Tom Dwelly, Andrea Merloni, Kirpal Nandra, Mara Salvato, Johannes Pragt, Ramón Navarro, Gerrit Gerlofsma, Ronald Roelfsema, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Ian Tosh, Corrado Boeche, Elisabetta Caffau, Norbert Christlieb, Eva Grebel, Camilla Hansen, Andreas Koch, Hans-G. Ludwig, Holger Mandel, Andreas Quirrenbach, Luca Sbordone, Walter Seifert, Guido Thimm, Amina Helmi, Scott trager, Thomas Bensby, Sofia Feltzing, Gregory Ruchti, Bengt Edvardsson, Andreas Korn, Karin Lind, Wilfried Boland, Matthew Colless, Gabriella Frost, James Gilbert, Peter Gillingham, Jon Lawrence, Neville Legg, Will Saunders, Andrew Sheinis, Simon Driver, Aaron Robotham, Roland Bacon, Patrick Caillier, Johan Kosmalski, Florence Laurent, Johan Richard

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055826

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Stars, Spine, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, X-rays, Observatories, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2014 Paper

MUSE from Europe to the Chilean Sky

P. Caillier, Mateo Accardo, L. Adjali, H. Anwand, R. Bacon, D. Boudon, L. Capoani, E. Daguisé, M. Dupieux, C. Dupuy, M. François, A. Glindemann, D. Gojak, F. Gonté, N. Haddad, G. Hansali, T. Hahn, A. Jarno, A. Kelz, Kristof Koehler, Johan Kosmalski, F. Laurent, M. Larrieu, J.-L. Lizon, M. Loupias, A. Manescau, J. Migniau, C. Monstein, H. Nicklas, L. Parès, A. Pécontal-Rousset, L. Piqueras, R. Reiss, A. Remillieux, E. Renault, G. Rupprecht, O. Streicher, R. Stuik, H. Valentin, J. Vernet, P. Weilbacher, G. Zins

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91475K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057056

KEYWORDS: Free space optics, Telescopes, Virtual colonoscopy, Observatories, Large telescopes, Beam splitters, Spectroscopes, Optical alignment, Integrated optics, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 2014 Open Access

Highlights from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE): a 2nd generation VLT instrument for the VLT (Presentation Video)

Roland Bacon

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91475O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063673

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopes, Spectrographs, Video, Adaptive optics, Panoramic photography, Laser guide stars, Imaging devices, Spatial resolution, Sensors, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Developing an instrument simulator: experience feedback from the JWST/NIRSpec and VLT/MUSE simulators

Aurélien Jarno, Laure Piqueras, Roland Bacon, Pierre Ferruit, Emeline Legros, Arlette Pécontal-Rousset, Xavier Gnata, Ole Streicher, Peter Weilbacher

Proceedings Volume 8449, 84490A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926420

KEYWORDS: Device simulation, Computer simulations, Instrument modeling, Data modeling, Sensors, Software development, Fourier optics, Point spread functions, Spectrographs, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

The MUSE project face to face with reality

P. Caillier, M. Accardo, L. Adjali, H. Anwand, Roland Bacon, D. Boudon, L. Brotons, L. Capoani, E. Daguisé, M. Dupieux, C. Dupuy, M. François, A. Glindemann, D. Gojak, G. Hansali, T. Hahn, A. Jarno, A. Kelz, C. Koehler, J. Kosmalski, F. Laurent, M. Le Floch, J.-L. Lizon, M. Loupias, A. Manescau, J. Migniau, C. Monstein, H. Nicklas, L. Parès, A. Pécontal-Rousset, L. Piqueras, R. Reiss, A. Remillieux, E. Renault, G. Rupprecht, O. Streicher, R. Stuik, H. Valentin, J. Vernet, P. Weilbacher, G. Zins

Proceedings Volume 8449, 844910 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925968

KEYWORDS: Software development, Control systems, Prototyping, Detector development, Hardware product development, Sensors, Image quality, Spectroscopes, Free space optics, Calibration

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