Instrument Web Pages | Working Groups
Image Restoration Methods for LBT web page in Italy
LBT-SCIDAR web page at MPIA
Instrument Web Pages:
MODS optical spectrograph web page at OSU
Large Binocular Camera for prime focus web page at Monte Porzio
AGW acquisition, guiding, wavefront unit web page at Potsdam
Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI)
LUCIFER infrared spectrograph web page at LSW
PEPSI instrument web page at AIP
LINC-Nirvana instrument
web page at MPIA
The LBT Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) has developed the following list of observational priorities
(in no particular order) to guide the telescope design:
● Interferometric Imaging 0.4 to 400 microns
● Infrared Imaging / Photometry 2.0 to 30 microns
● Wide Field Multi-object Spectroscopy 0.3 to 1.6 microns
● Faint Object / Long Slit Spectroscopy 0.3 to 30 microns
● High Resolution Spectroscopy 0.3 to 30 microns
In 1991, the SAC envisioned the following list of facility instruments which will be implemented on the
baseline telescope. Those marked with an asterisk will be the first ones available.
● Optical direct imager *
● Optical interferometric imager
● Faint object optical spectrograph *
● High resolution optical spectrograph
● Near infrared camera *
● Medium resolution infrared spectrograph *
● Thermal infrared imager and spectrograph
Recently the list of highest priority instruments has been further narrowed.
● Optical/UV spectrograph(s)
● Near infrared spectrograph(s)
● Infrared beam combiner
Working Groups
Following the LBT SAC meeting in October 1998 and the LBT Board meeting in November 1998,
Working Groups were formed to further refine the instrument concepts and proposals for the
facility instruments:
● LBT Optical/UV Spectrograph
● LBT Near Infrared Spectrograph
● LBT Interferometry Working Group
● LBT Adaptive Optics Working Group
● LBT Wide Field Imaging Working Group
The working groups were charged to report back to the SAC at its May 1999 meeting.