Lines of instrumentation: Infrared instrumentation

Infrared instrumentation

The instrumentation to detect and analyze the light in the infrared range of the spectrum is one of the fields of knowledge of the Instrumentation Division. The design and construction of infrared cameras and spectrographs requires high vacuum and cryogenic technologies, involving the specialties of mechanical engineering, optics and electronics, mainly. The integration and operation of mechanisms and devices in a cryogenic environment is especially complex and requires highly specialized knowledge and equipment. The Instrumentation Division has a long history of international participation in this type of instrumentation.

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    The Wolf-Rayet star population in the dwarf galaxy NGC 625
    Context. Quantifying the number, type, and distribution of Wolf-Rayet (W-R) stars is a key component in the context of galaxy evolution, since they put...
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    The young stellar population of IC 1613. I. A new catalogue of OB associations
    Context: Determining the parameters of massive stars is crucial to understand many processes in galaxies and the Universe, since these objects are important...
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    Theoretical Diagnostics for the Physical Conditions in Active Galactic Nuclei under the View of JWST
    With excellent spectral and angular resolutions and, especially, sensitivity, the JWST allows us to observe infrared emission lines that were previously...
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    Theoretical Modeling of Propagation of Magnetoacoustic Waves in Magnetic Regions Below Sunspots
    We use two-dimensional numerical simulations and eikonal approximation to study properties of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves traveling below the solar surface...
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    Thermodynamic fluctuations in solar photospheric three-dimensional convection simulations and observations
    Context. Numerical three-dimensional (3D) radiative (magneto-)hydrodynamical [(M)HD] simulations of solar convection are nowadays used to understand the...
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    Three-dimensional magnetic field structure of a flux-emerging region in the solar atmosphere
    We analyze high-resolution spectropolarimetric observations of a flux-emerging region (FER) in order to understand its magnetic and kinematic structure. Our...
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    Three-dimensional simulations of solar magneto-convection including effects of partial ionization
    In recent decades, REALISTIC three-dimensional radiative-magnetohydrodynamic simulations have become the dominant theoretical tool for understanding the complex...
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    Tidally induced velocity gradients in the Milky Way dwarf spheroidal satellites
    We present a kinematic study of six dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSph) satellites of the Milky Way (MW), namely Carina, Draco, Fornax, Sculptor, Sextans, and Ursa...
  • Project
    TIP II - Tenerife Infrared Polarimeter II
    TIP II is an improvement of the Tenerife Infrared polarimeter (TIP) built by the IAC for the VTT telescope in the Teide Observatory. TIP II includes a new...