Dr. Jure Skvarc Profile

Dr. Jure Skvarc

at Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Integration and early testing of WEAVE: the next-generation spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Georgia Bishop, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Shan Mignot, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nicholas Walton, Juerg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, Emilie Lhomé, Marc Balcells, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, Andy Ridings, Jure Skvarč, Marc Verheijen, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, Jose Alonso Burgal, José Miguel Herreros, José Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Luis Peralta de Arriba, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Alireza Moleinezhad, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffalo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Ellen Schallig, Sarah Hughes, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Angela Iovino, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lillian Dominguez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martín, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Steve Guest, Huw Morris, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Emanuel Gafton, Elisabetta Caffau, David Horville, Francisco Paz Chinchón, Jesus Falcon-Barosso, Boris Gänsicke, Jose San Juan, Nauzet Hernandez

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144714 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561067

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Device simulation, Data processing, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Image resolution, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

New prime focus rotator system for the WHT

Ander San Vicente , Gaizka Murga , Iñigo Uriarte, David Fernández, Rafael Urrutia, Amaya Mugica, Ramón Campo, Javier Ariño, Lander de Bilbao, Anna Kosmalska, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Scott Trager, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, José Miguel Delgado Hernandez, José Alonso Burgal, José Miguel Herreros, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Antonella Vallenari, Esperanza Carrasco, Don Carlos Abrams, Kevin Dee, Emilie Lhoméh, Frank Gribbin, Jure Skvarc, Carlos Martin

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114454S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562638

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Molybdenum, Spectral resolution, Astronomical imaging, Spectrographs, Visible radiation, Servomechanisms

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

The WEAVE observatory control system

Sergio Picó, Don Carlos Abrams, Chris Benn, Lilian Dominguez, Cecilia Fariña, Jose Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Bernardo Salasnich, Steve Guest, Frank Gribbin, Jure Skvarč, Emanuel Gafton, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Scott Trager, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Antonella Vallenari, Esperanza Carrasco

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107042A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312638

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Spectrographs, Databases, Telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Data acquisition, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Calibration, Observatories, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

The hardware control system for WEAVE at the William Herschel Telescope

Jose Miguel Delgado, Saúl Menéndez Mendoza, Jose Alonso Burgal, Jose Miguel Herreros, Sergio Picó, Don Carlos Abrams, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, F. J. Gribbin, Jure Skvarč, Kevin Dee, Emilie Lhome, Gavin Dalton, Kevin Middleton, Scott Trager, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Piercarlo Bonifacio, Antonella Vallenari, Esperanza Carrasco

Proceedings Volume 10700, 1070033 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313238

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Device simulation, Telecommunications, LabVIEW, Telescopes, Interfaces, Systems modeling, Mathematical modeling, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Fast tip-tilt segment alignment for segmented mirrors

Jure Skvarč

Proceedings Volume 9906, 990669 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231881

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Telescopes, Mirrors, Segmented mirrors, Stars, Calibration, Cameras, Deformable mirrors, Device simulation, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Multi-object fibre spectroscopy at the WHT: performance enhancements of AF2+WYFFOS

Lilian Domínquez Palmero, Diego Cano, Cecilia Fariña, Richard Bassom, Emilie Lhomé, Neil O'Mahony, Jure Skvarc, Andy Ridings, Chris Benn, Don Abrams, Marc Balcells

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914778 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066653

KEYWORDS: Stars, Mirrors, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy, Distortion, Lamps, Telescopes, Fiber science, Sensors, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

A decade of operations with the laser traffic control system: paradigm shift and implied development directions

Douglas Summers, Don Carlos Abrams, Jure Skvarč, Paola Amico, Harald Kuntschner

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963995

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Error analysis, Control systems, Camera shutters, Gemini Observatory, Observatories, Beam controllers, Device simulation, Software development, Keck Observatory

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

Status update of the CANARY on-sky MOAO demonstrator

E. Gendron, T. Morris, Z. Hubert, R. Myers, A. Longmore, G. Rousset, G. Talbot, F. Vidal, N. Dipper, D. Gratadour, N. Looker, M. Brangier, E. Younger, A. Sevin, A. Basden, D. Perret, L. Young, D. Atkinson, F. Chemla, D. Henry, T. Butterley, P. Laporte, D. Guzman, M. Marteaud, D. Geng, N. Vedrenne, M. Harrison, T. Fusco, A. Guesalaga, C. Dunlop, S. Todd, K. Dee, C. Dickson, A. Greenaway, B. Stobie, H. Dalgarno, J. Skvarc

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857668

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Calibration, Adaptive optics, Tomography, Mirrors, Sensors, Actuators, Device simulation, Cameras, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Optimisation of the range gating and calibration processes on the GLAS Rayleigh Laser Guide Star at the WHT

Olivier Martin, Don Carlos Abrams, Tibor Agócs, Chris Benn, Craige Bevil, Diego Cano, Nigel Dipper, Thomas Gregory, Juan Carlos Guerra, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Sergio Picó, Samantha Rix, René Rutten, Jure Skvarc, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788774

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Camera shutters, Telescopes, Calibration, Wavefront sensors, Laser guide stars, Cameras, Rayleigh guide stars, Mirrors, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

On-sky performance of the tip-tilt correction system for GLAS using an EMCCD camera

Jure Skvarč, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 7015, 70154B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787974

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Signal to noise ratio, Photons, Imaging systems, Laser guide stars, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

GLAS/NAOMI: ground-layer AO at the William Herschel Telescope

Chris Benn, Don Abrams, Tibor Agocs, Diego Cano, Tom Gregory, Juan Carlos Guerra, Olivier Martin, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Samantha Rix, Rene Rutten, Ian Skillen, Jure Skvarč, Simon Tulloch

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701523 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788990

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Control systems, Deformable mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Camera shutters, Lanthanum, Rayleigh guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

GLAS: engineering a common-user Rayleigh laser guide star for adaptive optics on the William Herschel Telescope

Gordon Talbot, Don Carlos Abrams, Nikolaos Apostolakos, Richard Bassom, Colin Blackburn, Maarten Blanken, Diego Cano Infantes, Alan Chopping, Kevin Dee, Nigel Dipper, Eddy Elswijk, Bernard Enthoven, Thomas Gregory, Rik ter Horst, Ron Humphreys, Jan Idserda, Paul Jolley, Sjouke Kuindersma, Richard McDermid, Tim Morris, Richard Myers, Sergio Pico, Johan Pragt, Simon Rees, Jürg Rey, Marcos Reyes, René Rutten, Ton Schoenmaker, Jure Skvarc, Niels Tromp, Simon Tulloch, Auke Veninga

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62722H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669942

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Mirrors, Laser safety, Laser systems engineering, Laser guide stars, Pulsed laser operation, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Real time system for GLAS on WHT

Jure Skvarč, Simon Tulloch, Richard Myers

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62723R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672507

KEYWORDS: Stars, Cameras, Mirrors, Digital signal processing, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Computing systems, Signal to noise ratio, Signal processing, Image processing

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