Dr. Luca Fini Profile

Dr. Luca Fini

at INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri

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Publications (43)

Proceedings Article | 13 September 2024 Poster + Paper

Optical turbulence forecast for the European Solar Telescope (EST): the challenge of the day-time regime

Elena Masciadri, Alessio Turchi, Luca Fini

Proceedings Volume 13097, 1309748 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018280

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Optical turbulence, Atmospheric modeling, Data modeling, Solar radiation models, Calibration, Telescopes, Observatories, Statistical modeling, Solar radiation

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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 Poster + Paper

FAST: a software suite for automatic weather and optical turbulence forecast on ground-based telescope sites

A. Turchi, E. Masciadri, L. Fini

Proceedings Volume 13101, 1310134 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018842

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric optics, Adaptive optics, Optical turbulence, Device simulation, Autoregressive models, Performance modeling, Equipment, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

Easy remote observations using web interfaces: controlling an Italian telescope from Japan, and more

Davide Ricci, Lorenzo Cabona, Bernardo Salasnich, Luciano Nicastro, Luca Fini, Andrea Damonte, Silvano Tosi, Takashi Shibata

Proceedings Volume 13098, 130980T (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018331

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Observatories, Control software, Domes, Equipment, Observational astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Towards operational optical turbulence forecast systems at different time scales

Elena Masciadri, Alessio Turchi, Luca Fini

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121851Q (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629287

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Autoregressive models, Optical turbulence, Machine learning, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Optical turbulence forecast over short timescales using machine learning techniques

A. Turchi, E. Masciadri, L. Fini

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121855W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629501

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Atmospheric modeling, Optical turbulence, Atmospheric optics, Machine learning, Humidity, Evolutionary algorithms, Data modeling, Autoregressive models, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

GIANO-B online data reduction software at the TNG

Avet Harutyunyan, Monica Rainer, Nauzet Hernandez, Ernesto Oliva, Jose Guerra, Marcello Lodi, Jose San Juan, Andrea Bignamini, Adriano Ghedina, Francesca Ghinassi, Emilio Molinari, Serena Benatti, Ilaria Carleo, Riccardo Claudi, Giuseppina Micela, Andrea Tozzi, Carlo Baffa, Andrea Baruffolo, Valdemaro Biliotti, Nicolas Buchschacher, Massimo Cecconi, Rosario Cosentino, Gilberto Falcini, Daniela Fantinel, Luca Fini, Alberto Galli, Elisabetta Giani, Carlos Gonzalez, Esther Gonzalez-Alvarez, Manuel Gonzalez, Raffaele Gratton, Marcos Hernandez Diaz, Marcella Iuzzolino, Luca Malavolta, Jesus Maldonado, Livia Origlia, Ennio Poretti, Hector Perez Ventura, Alfio Puglisi, Carlos Riverol, Luis Riverol, Nicoletta Sanna, Salvatore Scuderi, Ulf Seeman, Alessandro Sozzetti, Mauro Sozzi

Proceedings Volume 10706, 1070642 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312690

KEYWORDS: Data archive systems, Databases, Data processing, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Introducing GOFIO: a DRS for the GIANO-B near-infrared spectrograph

Monica Rainer, Avet Harutyunyan, Ilaria Carleo, Ernesto Oliva, Serena Benatti, Andrea Bignamini, Riccardo Claudi, Esther Gonzalez-Alvarez, Nicoletta Sanna, Adriano Ghedina, Giuseppina Micela, Emilio Molinari, Andrea Tozzi, Carlo Baffa, Andrea Baruffolo, Nicolas Buchschacher, Massimo Cecconi, Rosario Cosentino, Gilberto Falcini, Daniela Fantinel, Luca Fini, Alberto Galli, Francesca Ghinassi, Elisabetta Giani, Carlos Gonzalez, Manuel Gonzalez, Raffaele Gratton, Jose Guerra, Marcos Hernandez Diaz, Nauzet Hernandez, Marcella Iuzzolino, Marcello Lodi, Luca Malavolta, Jesus Maldonado, Livia Origlia, Hector Perez Ventura, Alfio Puglisi, Carlos Riverol, Luis Riverol, Jose San Juan, Salvo Scuderi, Ulf Seeman, Alessandro Sozzetti, Mauro Sozzi

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070266 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312130

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Lamps, Sensors, Spectrographs, Signal to noise ratio, Infrared radiation, Spectroscopy, Signal detection, Data processing, Near infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

GIARPS: commissioning and first scientific results

R. Claudi, S. Benatti, I. Carleo, A. Ghedina, J. Guerra, F. Ghinassi, A. Harutyunyan, G. Micela, E. Molinari, E. Oliva, M. Rainer, A. Tozzi, C. Baffa, A. Baruffolo, V. Biliotti, N. Buchschacher, M. Cecconi, R. Cosentino, G. Falcini, D. Fantinel, L. Fini, E. Giani, E. Gonzalez-Alvarez, M. Gonzalez, C. Gonzalez, R. Gratton, N. Hernandez, M. Iuzzolino, M. Lodi, L. Malavolta, J. Maldonado, L. Origlia, A. Puglisi, N. Sanna, J. San Juan Gómez, S. Scuderi, U. Seemann, A. Sozzetti, M. Sozzi, H. Perez Ventura, M. Hernandez Diaz, A. Galli, L. Riverol, C. Riverol

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107020Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312555

KEYWORDS: Stars, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Planets, Calibration, Jupiter, Telescopes, Observatories, Exoplanets, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

GIANO and HARPS-N together: towards an Earth-mass detection instrument

A. Tozzi, E. Oliva, M. Iuzzolino, L. Fini, A. Puglisi, M. Sozzi, G. Falcini, L. Carbonaro, A. Ghedina, L. Mercatelli, U. Seemann, R. Claudi

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99086C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231898

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Stars, Absorption, Calibration, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Interfaces, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2016 Paper

GIARPS: the unique VIS-NIR high precision radial velocity facility in this world

R. Claudi, S. Benatti, I. Carleo, A. Ghedina, E. Molinari, E. Oliva, A. Tozzi, A. Baruffolo, M. Cecconi, R. Cosentino, D. Fantinel, L. Fini, F. Ghinassi, M. Gonzalez, R. Gratton, J. Guerra, A. Harutyunyan, N. Hernandez, M. Iuzzolino, M. Lodi, L. Malavolta, J. Maldonado, G. Micela, N. Sanna, J. Sanjuan, S. Scuderi, A. Sozzetti, H. Pérez Ventura, H. Diaz Marcos, A. Galli, C. Gonzalez, L. Riverol, C. Riverol

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99081A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231845

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spectrographs, Near infrared, Planets, Optical fibers, Telescopes, Calibration, Visible radiation, Lamps, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

MAORY: adaptive optics module for the E-ELT

E. Diolaiti, P. Ciliegi, R. Abicca, G. Agapito, C. Arcidiacono, A. Baruffolo, M. Bellazzini, V. Biliotti, M. Bonaglia, G. Bregoli, R. Briguglio, O. Brissaud, L. Busoni, L. Carbonaro, A. Carlotti, E. Cascone, J.-J. Correia, F. Cortecchia, G. Cosentino, V. De Caprio, M. de Pascale, A. De Rosa, C. Del Vecchio, A. Delboulbé, G. Di Rico, S. Esposito, D. Fantinel, P. Feautrier, C. Felini, D. Ferruzzi, L. Fini, G. Fiorentino, I. Foppiani, M. Ghigo, C. Giordano, E. Giro, L. Gluck, F. Hénault, L. Jocou, F. Kerber, P. La Penna, S. Lafrasse, M. Lauria, E. le Coarer, M. Le Louarn, M. Lombini, Y. Magnard, E. Maiorano, F. Mannucci, M. Mapelli, E. Marchetti, D. Maurel, L. Michaud, G. Morgante, T. Moulin, S. Oberti, G. Pareschi, M. Patti, A. Puglisi, P. Rabou, R. Ragazzoni, S. Ramsay, A. Riccardi, S. Ricciardi, M. Riva, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, B. Salasnich, P. Saracco, L. Schreiber, M. Spavone, E. Stadler, M.-H. Sztefek, N. Ventura, C. Vérinaud, M. Xompero, A. Fontana, F. M. Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99092D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234585

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Relays, Interfaces, Deformable mirrors, Geometrical optics, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

SOUL: the Single conjugated adaptive Optics Upgrade for LBT

E. Pinna, S. Esposito, P. Hinz, G. Agapito, M. Bonaglia, A. Puglisi, M. Xompero, A. Riccardi, R. Briguglio, C. Arcidiacono, L. Carbonaro, L. Fini, M. Montoya, O. Durney

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99093V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234444

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Wavefront sensors, Error analysis, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Wavefronts, Sensors, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Forecasts of the atmospherical parameters close to the ground at the LBT site in the context of the ALTA project

Alessio Turchi, Elena Masciadri, Luca Fini

Proceedings Volume 9909, 990938 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231273

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Atmospheric optics, Adaptive optics, Humidity, Atmospheric optics, Atmospheric modeling, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Domes, Wind measurement, Statistical modeling, Performance modeling, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Operational optical turbulence forecast for the service mode of top-class ground based telescopes

Elena Masciadri, Franck Lascaux, Alessio Turchi, Luca Fini

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99090I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231196

KEYWORDS: Optical turbulence, Atmospheric modeling, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Astronomy, Performance modeling, Adaptive optics, Adaptive optics, Statistical modeling, Wind measurement, Climatology

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In this contribution we present the most relevant results obtained in the context of a feasibility study (MOSE) undertaken for ESO. The principal aim of the project was to quantify the performances of an atmospherical non-hydrostatical mesoscale model (Astro-Meso-NH code) in forecasting all the main atmospherical parameters relevant for the ground-based astronomical observations and the optical turbulence (C_N² and associated integrated astroclimatic parameters) above Cerro Paranal (site of the VLT) and Cerro Armazones (site of the E-ELT). A detailed analysis on the score of success of the predictive capacities of the system have been carried out for all the astroclimatic as well as for the atmospherical parameters. Considering the excellent results that we obtained, this study proved the opportunity to implement on these two sites an automatic system to be run nightly in an operational configuration to support the scheduling of scientific programs as well as of astronomical facilities (particularly those supported by AO systems) of the VLT and the E-ELT. At the end of 2016 a new project for the implementation of a demonstrator of an operational system to be run on the two ESO's sites will start. The fact that the system can be run simultaneously on the two sites is an ancillary appealing feature of the system. Our team is also responsible for the implementation of a similar automatic system at Mt.Graham, site of the LBT (ALTA Project). Our system/method will permit therefore to make a step ahead in the framework of the Service Mode for new generation telescopes. Among the most exciting achieved results we cite the fact that we proved to be able to forecast C_N² profiles with a vertical resolution as high as 150 m. Such a feature is particularly crucial for all WFAO systems that require such detailed information on the OT vertical stratification on the whole 20 km above the ground. This important achievement tells us that all the WFAO systems can rely on automatic systems that are able to support their optimized use.

Proceedings Article | 22 August 2014 Paper

MOSE: verification of Meso-NH forecasts of the atmospheric surface parameters at Cerro Paranal and Cerro Armazones using contingency tables

Franck Lascaux, Elena Masciadri, Luca Fini

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914865 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056363

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric modeling, Climatology, Performance modeling, Statistical modeling, Astronomy, Statistical analysis, Meteorology, 3D modeling, Error analysis, Optical turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

ERIS: preliminary design phase overview

Harald Kuntschner, Lieselotte Jochum, Paola Amico, Johannes Dekker, Florian Kerber, Enrico Marchetti, Matteo Accardo, Roland Brast, Martin Brinkmann, Ralf Conzelmann, Bernard Delabre, Michel Duchateau, Enrico Fedrigo, Gert Finger, Christoph Frank, Fernando Rodriguez, Barbara Klein, Jens Knudstrup, Miska Le Louarn, Lars Lundin, Andrea Modigliani, Michael Müller, Mark Neeser, Sebastien Tordo, Elena Valenti, Frank Eisenhauer, Eckhard Sturm, Helmut Feuchtgruber, Elisabeth George, Michael Hartl, Reiner Hofmann, Heinrich Huber, Markus Plattner, Josef Schubert, Karl Tarantik, Erich Wiezorrek, Michael Meyer, Sascha Quanz, Adrian Glauser, Harald Weisz, Simone Esposito, Marco Xompero, Guido Agapito, Jacopo Antichi, Valdemaro Biliotti, Marco Bonaglia, Runa Briguglio, Luca Carbonaro, Giovanni Cresci, Luca Fini, Enrico Pinna, Alfio Puglisi, Fernando Quirós-Pacheco, Armando Riccardi, Gianluca Di Rico, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Mauro Dolci

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91471U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055140

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Sensors, Calibration, Mirrors, Stars, Spectrographs, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Infrared sensors, Telescopes

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The Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph (ERIS) is the next-generation adaptive optics near-IR imager and spectrograph for the Cassegrain focus of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) Unit Telescope 4, which will soon make full use of the Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF). It is a high-Strehl AO-assisted instrument that will use the Deformable Secondary Mirror (DSM) and the new Laser Guide Star Facility (4LGSF). The project has been approved for construction and has entered its preliminary design phase. ERIS will be constructed in a collaboration including the Max- Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich and the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri and will offer 1 - 5 μm imaging and 1 - 2.5 μm integral field spectroscopic capabilities with a high Strehl performance. Wavefront sensing can be carried out with an optical high-order NGS Pyramid wavefront sensor, or with a single laser in either an optical low-order NGS mode, or with a near-IR low-order mode sensor. Due to its highly sensitive visible wavefront sensor, and separate near-IR low-order mode, ERIS provides a large sky coverage with its 1’ patrol field radius that can even include AO stars embedded in dust-enshrouded environments. As such it will replace, with a much improved single conjugated AO correction, the most scientifically important imaging modes offered by NACO (diffraction limited imaging in the J to M bands, Sparse Aperture Masking and Apodizing Phase Plate (APP) coronagraphy) and the integral field spectroscopy modes of SINFONI, whose instrumental module, SPIFFI, will be upgraded and re-used in ERIS. As part of the SPIFFI upgrade a new higher resolution grating and a science detector replacement are envisaged, as well as PLC driven motors. To accommodate ERIS at the Cassegrain focus, an extension of the telescope back focal length is required, with modifications of the guider arm assembly. In this paper we report on the status of the baseline design. We will also report on the main science goals of the instrument, ranging from exoplanet detection and characterization to high redshift galaxy observations. We will also briefly describe the SINFONI-SPIFFI upgrade strategy, which is part of the ERIS development plan and the overall project timeline.