Prof. Dr. Roberto Ragazzoni

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAstronomie
KeywordsPyramid Wavefront Sensor, Atmospheric Tomography, Mult-layer Adaptive Optics, Laser Guide Stars, Adaptive Optics for Giant Telescopes

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandItalien
OrtPadova
Universität/InstitutionIstituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
Institut/AbteilungOsservatorio Astronomico di Padova

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Hans-Walter RixMax-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.11.2001

Programm(e)

2001Wolfgang Paul-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

At the world¹s largest ground-based telescopes, astronomers are increasingly able to cancel out the blurring caused by Earth¹s atmosphere ­ and view the universe almost as sharply as if the telescopes were in outer space. Dr. Roberto Ragazzoni is a leading scientist in this challenging field of adaptive optics and atmospheric tomography. Together with the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie in Heidelberg he will develop and test a multi-conjugate adaptive optics system for the Large Binocular Telescope in which Germany has a 25% share.