LINC-NIRVANA
Near-infrared interferometer for the LBT
![Sectional view of the LINC-NIRVANA detector unit. The infrared detector with 2048x2048 pixels is the core element of the instrument.](/4486593/original-1673529251.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQ0ODY1OTN9--adb9df0e37124420f133bfadeee0093307c5aca2)
Sectional view of the LINC-NIRVANA detector unit. The infrared detector with 2048x2048 pixels is the core element of the instrument.
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![Exploded view of the LINC-NIRVANA detector unit.](/4486605/original-1673529251.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQ0ODY2MDV9--0ac8300b83c3303d31f99e14cdfdb984ce378a5b)
Exploded view of the LINC-NIRVANA detector unit.
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![Design model of the LINC-NIRVANA cryogenic optics. The maximum distortion of the support structure, that occurs when the telescope is tilted, was determined with a Finite Element Simulation.](/4486629/original-1673529251.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQ0ODY2Mjl9--f58766f919c099407e77b3330ee450e7dc03dae7)
Design model of the LINC-NIRVANA cryogenic optics. The maximum distortion of the support structure, that occurs when the telescope is tilted, was determined with a Finite Element Simulation.
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![Cryogenic optics unit before its integration into the LINC-NIRVANA cryostat.It contains two high-precision metal mirrors, a filter wheel, a beam splitter wheel and the detetor unit.](/4486617/original-1673529251.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQ0ODY2MTd9--65f53f9148dc52a4f23d163347ed4c32d12ba51e)
Cryogenic optics unit before its integration into the LINC-NIRVANA cryostat.
It contains two high-precision metal mirrors, a filter wheel, a beam splitter wheel and the detetor unit.
It contains two high-precision metal mirrors, a filter wheel, a beam splitter wheel and the detetor unit.
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![Design model of LINC-NIRVANA.](/4486797/original-1673529251.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQ0ODY3OTd9--5fcdedd0b4bc334af5b2c79f223fc369f717cbee)
Design model of LINC-NIRVANA.
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![Instrument LINC-NIRVANA during installation at the telescope.](/4909701/original-1673529251.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQ5MDk3MDF9--9ab686685b937f29f20a82f0a592ce2c20062807)
Instrument LINC-NIRVANA during installation at the telescope.
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![The LINC-NIRVANA instrument installed at the LBT.](/4486845/original-1673529251.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjQ0ODY4NDV9--aaf742a010d2b49cff6f86d350061e336fe495c2)
The LINC-NIRVANA instrument installed at the LBT.
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