The US National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope operations commissioning: results and lessons learned

Thomas Rimmele; Alexandra Tritschler; Andres Parraguez; Friedrich Wöger; Bret D. Goodrich; Luke C. Johnson; Heather K. Marshall; Paul F. Jeffers; Alisdair Davey; Robert Tawa; Gary Candido; David Boboltz; Tetsu Anan; Christian Beck; Gianna Cauzzi; Serena Criscuoli; André Fehlmann; Catherine Fischer; David M. Harrington; Sarah A. Jaeggli; Maxim Kramar; David Kuridze; Thomas A. Schad; Dirk Schmidt; Joao Manuel da Silva Santos; Lucas Tarr; Han Uitenbroek; James Arnow; Joel Davidow; Dale Deibert; Alysa Derks; Arthur D. Eigenbrot; Tony Hays; Erik M. Johansson; Daniel Spiess; Frazer Watson; Scott Wiant; Hillary Hope Head; David Morris; Manuel Díaz Alfaro; Nuria Wright-Garba; Anthony Santini; Andrew Beard; David C. Berst; Bryan K. Cummings; Andrew Ferayorni; Stephen Guzzo; John R. Hubbard; Jon Munoz; Isabell Scholl; Eric Cross; Colleen Donnelly; Steve O'Brien; Rodell Agdinaoay; Wade Bortz; Christopher Foster; Gary Foster; Chriselle Ann Galapon; Brian S. Gregory; Stephanie S. Guzman; Marco Guzman; James Hoag; Mary Liang; Karl Newman; Brialyn Onodera; Sebastien Poupar; Myles M. Puentes; Lukas M. Rimmele; Erik Starman; Stacey R. Sueoka; Richard T. Summers; Aimee Szabo; Louis Szabo; Timothy R. Williams; Charles White; Chad Bader; James Barry; Eric Bio; Terran Carter; Linda Evans; Bruce Keahi; Kealli Koki; Michael Lay; Aidan Lay; Justin Lay; Barry Poe; Norman Tong; Roberto Casini; Alfred deWijn; Jeffrey R. Kuhn; Haosheng Lin; Thomas Kentischer; Clemens Halbgewachs

doi:10.1117/12.3022760

11 September 2024 The US National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope operations commissioning: results and lessons learned

Thomas Rimmele, Alexandra Tritschler, Andres Parraguez, Friedrich Wöger, Bret D. Goodrich, Luke C. Johnson, Heather K. Marshall, Paul F. Jeffers, Alisdair Davey, Robert Tawa, Gary Candido, David Boboltz, Tetsu Anan, Christian Beck, Gianna Cauzzi, Serena Criscuoli, André Fehlmann, Catherine Fischer, David M. Harrington, Sarah A. Jaeggli, Maxim Kramar, David Kuridze, Thomas A. Schad, Dirk Schmidt, Joao Manuel da Silva Santos, Lucas Tarr, Han Uitenbroek, James Arnow, Joel Davidow, Dale Deibert, Alysa Derks, Arthur D. Eigenbrot, Tony Hays, Erik M. Johansson, Daniel Spiess, Frazer Watson, Scott Wiant, Hillary Hope Head, David Morris, Manuel Díaz Alfaro, Nuria Wright-Garba, Anthony Santini, Andrew Beard, David C. Berst, Bryan K. Cummings, Andrew Ferayorni, Stephen Guzzo, John R. Hubbard, Jon Munoz, Isabell Scholl, Eric Cross, Colleen Donnelly, Steve O'Brien, Rodell Agdinaoay, Wade Bortz, Christopher Foster, Gary Foster, Chriselle Ann Galapon, Brian S. Gregory, Stephanie S. Guzman, Marco Guzman, James Hoag, Mary Liang, Karl Newman, Brialyn Onodera, Sebastien Poupar, Myles M. Puentes, Lukas M. Rimmele, Erik Starman, Stacey R. Sueoka, Richard T. Summers, Aimee Szabo, Louis Szabo, Timothy R. Williams, Charles White, Chad Bader, James Barry, Eric Bio, Terran Carter, Linda Evans, Bruce Keahi, Kealli Koki, Michael Lay, Aidan Lay, Justin Lay, Barry Poe, Norman Tong, Roberto Casini, Alfred deWijn, Jeffrey R. Kuhn, Haosheng Lin, Thomas Kentischer, Clemens Halbgewachs

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Proceedings Volume 13094, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes X; 130940Y (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022760
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

The US National Science Foundation 4m Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on Haleakala, Maui is the largest solar telescope in the world. DKIST’s superb resolution and polarimetric sensitivity will enable astronomers to explore the origins of solar magnetism, the mechanisms of coronal heating and drivers of flares and coronal mass ejections. DKIST operates as a coronagraph at infrared wavelengths, providing crucial measurements of the magnetic field in the corona. During its Operations Commissioning Phase, DKIST has already conducted a significant number of shared-risk observations for community researchers. The complex raw data are calibrated by the DKIST Data Center located in Boulder and distributed to the science community. We’ll present examples of science results and discuss lessons learned. Ongoing instrument development efforts include, an upgrade of the single-conjugate adaptive optics system to a multi-conjugate AO, the implementation of image slicers for the DL-NIRSP instrument and development of infrared detectors the DL- and CRYO-NIRSP instruments.

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Thomas Rimmele, Alexandra Tritschler, Andres Parraguez, Friedrich Wöger, Bret D. Goodrich, Luke C. Johnson, Heather K. Marshall, Paul F. Jeffers, Alisdair Davey, Robert Tawa, Gary Candido, David Boboltz, Tetsu Anan, Christian Beck, Gianna Cauzzi, Serena Criscuoli, André Fehlmann, Catherine Fischer, David M. Harrington, Sarah A. Jaeggli, Maxim Kramar, David Kuridze, Thomas A. Schad, Dirk Schmidt, Joao Manuel da Silva Santos, Lucas Tarr, Han Uitenbroek, James Arnow, Joel Davidow, Dale Deibert, Alysa Derks, Arthur D. Eigenbrot, Tony Hays, Erik M. Johansson, Daniel Spiess, Frazer Watson, Scott Wiant, Hillary Hope Head, David Morris, Manuel Díaz Alfaro, Nuria Wright-Garba, Anthony Santini, Andrew Beard, David C. Berst, Bryan K. Cummings, Andrew Ferayorni, Stephen Guzzo, John R. Hubbard, Jon Munoz, Isabell Scholl, Eric Cross, Colleen Donnelly, Steve O'Brien, Rodell Agdinaoay, Wade Bortz, Christopher Foster, Gary Foster, Chriselle Ann Galapon, Brian S. Gregory, Stephanie S. Guzman, Marco Guzman, James Hoag, Mary Liang, Karl Newman, Brialyn Onodera, Sebastien Poupar, Myles M. Puentes, Lukas M. Rimmele, Erik Starman, Stacey R. Sueoka, Richard T. Summers, Aimee Szabo, Louis Szabo, Timothy R. Williams, Charles White, Chad Bader, James Barry, Eric Bio, Terran Carter, Linda Evans, Bruce Keahi, Kealli Koki, Michael Lay, Aidan Lay, Justin Lay, Barry Poe, Norman Tong, Roberto Casini, Alfred deWijn, Jeffrey R. Kuhn, Haosheng Lin, Thomas Kentischer, and Clemens Halbgewachs "The US National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope operations commissioning: results and lessons learned", Proc. SPIE 13094, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes X, 130940Y (11 September 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022760

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