Dr. Angel C. Otarola Profile

Dr. Angel C. Otarola

Atmosphere Scientist at European Southern Observatory

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Area of Expertise:

Atmospheric Turbulence , Atmospheric Physics , Laser propagation & Laser Guide Star Testing

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

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WST - Widefield Spectroscopic Telescope: motivation, science drivers and top level requirements for a new dedicated facility

Roland Bacon, Vincenzo Maineiri, Sofia Randich, Andrea Cimatti, Jean-Paul Kneib, Jarle Brinchmann, Richard Ellis, Eline Tolstoi, Rodolfo Smiljanic, Vanessa Hill, Richard Anderson, Paula Sanchez Saez, Cyrielle Opitom, Ian Bryson, Philippe Dierickx, Bianca Garilli, Oscar Gonzalez, Roelof de Jong, David Lee, Steffen Mieske, Angel Otarola, Pietro Schipani, Tony Travouillon, Joel Vernet, Julia Bryant, Marc Casali, Matthew Colless, Warrick Couch, Simon Driver, Adriano Fontana, Matthew Lehnert, Laura Magrini, Ben Montet, Luca Pasquini, Martin Roth, Ruben Sanchez-Janssen, Matthias Steinmetz, Laurence Tresse, Christophe Yeche, Bodo Ziegler

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130941O (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018093

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Iterated function systems, Molybdenum, Telescopes, Stars, Spectroscopy, Equipment, Spectroscopes, Cosmology, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

A comparative analysis of novel turbulence profiling instrumentation at Paranal Observatory

Ryan Griffiths, Lisa Bardou, Timothy Butterley, James Osborn, Richard Wilson, Edison Bustos, Andrei Tokovinin, Miska Le Louarn, Angel Otarola

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130972U (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018432

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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FATE: an operational automatic system for optical turbulence forecasting at the Very Large Telescope

Elena Masciadri, Alessio Turchi, Luca Fini, Alberto Ortolani, Valerio Capecchi, Francesco Pasi, Angel Otarola, Steffen Mieske

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130972T (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018041

KEYWORDS: Optical turbulence, Data modeling, Atmospheric modeling, Fourier transforms, Atmospheric optics, Transparency, Machine learning, Large telescopes, Equipment, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

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The optimisation of short-term scheduling of science observations at Paranal observatory (VLT and ELT)

Joseph Anderson, Elyar Sedaghati, Aleksandar Cikota, Natalie Behara, Fuyan Bian, Angel Otarola, Steffen Mieske

Proceedings Volume 13098, 1309805 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019072

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Equipment, Simulations, Particle swarm optimization, Atmospheric modeling, Tunable filters, Device simulation, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Transparency

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

The operations of the Thirty Meter Telescope

Christophe Dumas, Francisco Delgado, Kim Gillies, Angel Otarola, Matthias Schöck, Warren Skidmore, Gelys Trancho, Jason Weiss

Proceedings Volume 11449, 1144903 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562084

KEYWORDS: Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Turbulence nowcast for the Cerro Paranal and Cerro Armazones observatory sites

J. Milli, T. Rojas, B. Courtney-Barrer, F. Bian, J. Navarrete, F. Kerber, A. Otarola

Proceedings Volume 11448, 114481J (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561364

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Observatories, Fluid dynamics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Poster + Presentation + Paper

The real throughput: Site plus optics plus in-situ cleaning for an optical-IR telescope

Saeko Hayashi, Hirofumi Okita, Eric Hansen, Angel Otarola, Takuya Yamashita, Shin Oya, Tomonori Usuda

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114456P (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2557897

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Reflectivity, Coating, Atmospheric optics, Scattering, Contamination, Ultraviolet radiation, Astronomy, Astronomical telescopes, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Keck II laser guide star AO system and performance with the TOPTICA/MPBC laser

Jason C. Chin, Peter Wizinowich, Ed Wetherell, Scott Lilley, Sylvain Cetre, Sam Ragland, Drew Medeiros, Kevin Tsubota, Greg Doppmann, Angel Otarola, Kai Wei

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99090S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233138

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Dye lasers, Sodium, Laser safety, Laser systems engineering, Sensors, Observatories, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2016 Paper

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Atmospheric profiling via satellite to satellite occultations near water and ozone absorption lines for weather and climate

E. Kursinski, D. Ward, A. Otarola, J. McGhee, M. Stovern, K. Sammler, H. Reed, D. Erickson, C. McCormick, E. Griggs

Proceedings Volume 9881, 98810Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224038

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Climatology, Ozone, Absorption, Clouds, Global Positioning System, Turbulence, Signal attenuation, Opacity, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2014 Paper

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Usage of Large Binocular Telescope pupils to estimate the local outer scale of turbulence

J. Guerra, A. Otarola, G. Brusa, V. Bailey, P. Hinz, E. Pinna

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914869 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057270

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Data modeling, Observatories, Atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

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Coupling efficiency measurements for long-pulsed solid sodium laser based on measured sodium profile data

Kai Jin, Kai Wei, Shiyong Xie, Yong Bo, Junwei Zuo, Pengyuan Wang, Lu Feng, Xianghui Xue, Min Li, Xuewu Cheng, Chaolong Cui, Yu Shen, Qi Bian, Ji Yao, Angel Otárola, Xiaolin Dai, Qinjun Peng, Changhui Rao, Zuyan Xu, Yudong Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91483L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056365

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Telescopes, Sodium guide stars, Laser guide stars, LIDAR, Imaging systems, Pulsed laser operation, V band, Photon polarization, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

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Adaptive optics program at TMT

C. Boyer, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Yong Bo, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Jeff Cavaco, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, James Gregory, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Zoran Ljusic, Darren Manter, Christian Marois, Angel Otárola, Hubert Pagès, Matthias Schoeck, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Malcolm Smith, Paolo Spano, Kei Szeto, Jinlong Tang, Tony Travouillon, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Kai Wei

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056863

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Point spread functions, Sensors, Real-time computing, Algorithm development, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

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Adaptive optics program at TMT

C. Boyer, Sean Adkins, David Andersen, Jenny Atwood, Yong Bo, Peter Byrnes, Kris Caputa, Jeff Cavaco, Brent Ellerbroek, Luc Gilles, James Gregory, Glen Herriot, Paul Hickson, Zoran Ljusic, Darren Manter, Christian Marois, Angel Otárola, Hubert Pagès, Matthias Schoeck, Jean-Christophe Sinquin, Malcolm Smith, Paolo Spano, Kei Szeto, Jinlong Tang, Tony Travouillon, Jean-Pierre Véran, Lianqi Wang, Kai Wei

Proceedings Volume 9148, 91480X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056863

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Telescopes, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Point spread functions, Sensors, Real-time computing, Algorithm development, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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Local thermal seeing modeling validation through observatory measurements

Konstantinos Vogiatzis, Angel Otarola, Warren Skidmore, Tony Travouillon, George Angeli

Proceedings Volume 8449, 844902 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927182

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Telescopes, Domes, Observatories, Signal detection, Mirrors, Refractive index, Fluctuations and noise, Image quality, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

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Optical turbulence above mountains seen in 3D

S. G. Els, K. Vogiatzis, A. Otárola, R. Riddle, M. Schöck, W. Skidmore, T. Travouillon

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77331Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856304

KEYWORDS: Optical turbulence, 3D metrology, Turbulence, Telescopes, Current controlled current source, Atmospheric optics, Wavefront distortions, Optical telescopes, Optical testing, Scintillation

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2010 Paper

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Impact of laser guide star fratricide on TMT MCAO system

Lianqi Wang, Angel Otarola, Brent Ellerbroek

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857348

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Light scattering, Rayleigh scattering, Aerosols, Calibration, Geometrical optics, Atmospheric modeling, Ozone, Atmospheric particles, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2010 Paper

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Open questions in site characterization and turbulence parameter measurements

Matthias Schöck, Sebastian Els, Angel Otárola, Reed Riddle, Warren Skidmore, Tony Travouillon

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77361Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857412

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Telescopes, Observatories, Adaptive optics, Clouds, Astronomy, Sensors, Climate change, Sodium, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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Status of the Thirty Meter Telescope site selection program

Matthias Schöck, Sebastian Els, Reed Riddle, Warren Skidmore, Tony Travouillon, Robert Blum, Edison Bustos, Paul Gillett, Brooke Gregory, Jerry Nelson, Angel Otarola, Juan Seguel, Joselino Vasquez, Konstantinos Vogiatzis, David Walker, Lianqi Wang

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70121X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789704

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Temperature metrology, Telescopes, Observatories, Sensors, Turbulence, Astronomy, Clouds, Satellites, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

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Vortex shedding from a 12-m antenna

Nobuharu Ukita, Masao Saito, Bungo Ikenoue, Jeffrey Mangum, Nicholas Emerson, Angel Otarola, Stefano Stangellini

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62673P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670755

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Motion measurement, Turbulence, Computer programming, Reflectors, Wind measurement, Prototyping, Velocity measurements, Ultrasonics, Telescopes

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