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Left: top-view of the SAMOS optical design;15 the layout is compact and highly folded to fit the reduced envelop available at the SOAR Adaptive Optics Module SAM focal plane. Right: corresponding top-view of the as-built instrument. -- astro-ph.IM

Astronomy & Telescopes, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Status Report

Micro-Mirror-Devices (MMDs): A New Family of MOEMS for the Habitable World Observatory

by Keith CowingJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

We present a new program aimed at developing a new generation of micromirror devices specifically tailored for astronomical applications, multi-slit spectroscopy in particular.

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Micro-Mirror-Devices (MMDs): A New Family of MOEMS for the Habitable World Observatory

ALMA Central Molecular Zone Exploration Survey (ACES) I: Overview

RNA And Proteins Joined Up At The Origins Of Life: Persistence Is The Point

Selection For Growth Drives The Emergence Of Genetic Heredity In Protocells

NASA SMD ROSES-25 Amendment 65: New Opportunity: C.4 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities

TESS Photometry and Radial Velocity Analysis of the sub-Neptune Exoplanet π Mensae c and the Wider π Mensae Planetary System