A. Rakich

Most-cited papers

Design of NEID, an extreme precision Doppler spectrograph for WIYN
C. Schwab, A. Rakich, Qian Gong, S. Mahadevan +15 more
2016Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation196 citations Open access
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Overview and status of the Giant Magellan Telescope project
P. McCarthy, D. Ashby, B. Bigelow, A. Bouchez +15 more
2018Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation142 citations Open access
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Separation of the effects of astigmatic figure error from misalignments using Nodal Aberration Theory (NAT).
T. Schmid, J. Rolland, A. Rakich, K. Thompson
2010Optics Express57 citations Open access
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MAORY: the adaptive optics module for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)
P. Ciliegi, G. Agapito, M. Aliverti, C. Arcidiacono +57 more
2020Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation44 citations
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Search for Low-Mass Exoplanets by Gravitational Microlensing at High Magnification
F. Abe, D. Bennett, I. Bond, S. Eguchi +31 more
2004Science42 citations Open access
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NAOMI: the adaptive optics system of the Auxiliary Telescopes of the VLTI
J. Woillez, J. Abad, R. Abuter, E. A. Carpentier +79 more
2019Astronomy & Astrophysics30 citations Open access
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MORFEO optical design and performances: status at preliminary design review
G. Pariani, D. Magrin, M. Munari, A. Rakich +18 more
2022Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation26 citations
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MAORY: A Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics RelaY for ELT
P. Ciliegi, G. Agapito, M. Aliverti, F. Annibali +72 more
202125 citations Open access
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Method for deriving the complete solution set for three-mirror anastigmatic telescopes with two spherical mirrors.
A. Rakich, N. Rumsey
2002Journal of The Optical Society of America A-optics Image Science and Vision22 citations
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Active optics system of the VLT Survey Telescope.
P. Schipani, L. Noethe, D. Magrin, K. Kuijken +15 more
2016Applied Optics21 citations
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Use of field aberrations in the alignment of the Large Binocular Telescope optics
A. Rakich, J. Hill, Chris Biddick, Doug L. Miller +1 more
2008Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation19 citations
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A 3D metrology system for the GMT
A. Rakich, L. Dettmann, S. Leveque, S. Guisard
2016Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation18 citations
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Prime focus active optics with the Large Binocular Telescope
J. Hill, R. Ragazzoni, A. Baruffolo, Chris Biddick +4 more
2008Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation18 citations
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Prototyping the GMT telescope metrology system on LBT
A. Rakich, P. Schurter, Matthieu Bec, R. Conan +3 more
2018Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation15 citations
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NAOMI: a new adaptive optics module for interferometry
Emmanuel Aller-Carpentier, R. Dorn, Françoise Delplancke-Stroebele, J. Paufique +21 more
2014Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation14 citations
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MAORY: optical configuration and expected optical performances
D. Magrin, G. Pariani, M. Munari, A. Rakich +13 more
2020Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation12 citations
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Using a laser tracker for active alignment on the Large Binocular Telescope
A. Rakich
2012Other Conferences12 citations
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Four-mirror anastigmats, part 1: a complete solution set for all-spherical telescopic systems
A. Rakich
200712 citations
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The SkyMapper wide field telescope
A. Rakich, M. Blundell, G. Pentland, R. Brunswick +2 more
2006SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation11 citations
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The GMT telescope metrology system design
B. Sitarski, A. Rakich, Hugo Chiquito, W. Rosenthal +15 more
2022Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation10 citations
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A laser-truss based optical alignment system on LBT
A. Rakich, Heejoo Choi, C. Veillet, J. Hill +7 more
2020Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation10 citations
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Range-balancing the Large Binocular Telescope
A. Rakich, David Thompson, O. Kuhn
2011Optical Engineering + Applications10 citations
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Alignment of LBT optics using a laser tracker
A. Rakich
2010Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation10 citations
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Commissioning results from the Large Binocular Telescope
J. Brynnel, N. Cushing, R. Green, J. Hill +3 more
2010Other Conferences10 citations
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Optical Alignment Method for the PRIME Telescope
H. Yama, D. Suzuki, S. Miyazaki, A. Rakich +6 more
2023Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation9 citations Open access
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The secondary mirror concept for the European Extremely Large Telescope
M. Mueller, M. Cayrel, H. Bonnet, E. Ciattaglia +6 more
2014Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation9 citations
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Fast active optics control of wide-field telescopes based on science image analysis
R. Holzlöhner, A. Rakich, Lothar Noethe, K. Kuijken +1 more
2014Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation9 citations
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LINC-NIRVANA Pathfinder: testing the next generation of wave front sensors at LBT
A. Conrad, C. Arcidiacono, H. Baumeister, M. Bergomi +32 more
2012Other Conferences9 citations
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A generalized Offner relay with an accessible pupil
A. Rakich, J. R. Rogers
2020Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation8 citations
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Aberration theory-based approaches to optical design
A. Rakich, J. R. Rogers
2020SPIE/COS Photonics Asia8 citations
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Calculation of third-order misalignment aberrations with the optical plate diagram
A. Rakich
2010International Optical Design Conference8 citations
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Four families of flat-field three-mirror anastigmatic telescopes with only one mirror aspherized
A. Rakich
2002SPIE Optics + Photonics8 citations
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Commissioning a laser metrology truss for active optics on the Large Binocular Telescope
A. Rakich, Hee-June Choi, C. Veillet, J. Hill +6 more
2022Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation7 citations
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Focal-plane wavefront sensing for active optics in the VST based on an analytical optical aberration model
R. Holzlöhner, S. Taubenberger, A. Rakich, Lothar Noethe +2 more
2016Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation7 citations
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A method for the use of ellipticities and spot diameters for the measurement of aberrations in wide-field telescopes
L. Noethe, P. Schipani, R. Holzlöhner, A. Rakich
20147 citations
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Complete solution set for four-spherical-mirror anastigmatic telescope systems
A. Rakich, N. Rumsey
2004SPIE Optical Systems Design7 citations
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A Maxwellian "ideal imager" optical relay suitable for AO applications.
A. Rakich, J. R. Rogers
2020Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation6 citations
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Reflecting anastigmatic optical systems: a retrospective
A. Rakich
2017Other Conferences6 citations
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Development of the fast steering secondary mirror assembly of GMT
Sung-ho Lee, M. Cho, Chan Park, Jeong-Yeol Han +18 more
2016Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation6 citations Open access
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URAT: astrometric requirements and design history
N. Zacharias, U. Laux, A. Rakich, H. Epps
2006SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation6 citations Open access
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Implementation of a laser-truss based telescope metrology system at the Large Binocular Telescope
S. Rodriguez, A. Rakich, J. Hill, O. Kuhn +4 more
2020Optical Engineering + Applications4 citations Open access
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The GMT Telescope metrology system: easing the complexity of initial and operational alignment and increasing observing efficiency
B. Sitarski, A. Rakich, Hugo Chiquito, W. Rosenthal +13 more
2020Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation4 citations
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Manufacturing process for the WEAVE prime focus corrector optics for the 4.2m William Hershel Telescope
É. Lhomé, T. Agocs, D. Abrams, K. Dee +16 more
2016Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation4 citations
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Maintaining hexapod range while co-pointing the Large Binocular Telescope
A. Rakich, David Thompson, O. Kuhn
2011Optical Engineering + Applications4 citations
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Active alignment for the Large Binocular Telescope Bent-Gregorian focus: first results
A. Rakich, D. Miller
2008Optical Engineering + Applications4 citations
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The 100th birthday of the conic constant and Schwarzschild's revolutionary papers in optics
A. Rakich
2005SPIE Optics + Photonics4 citations
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A New Type of Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector Suitable for Wide-Field High-Resolution Imaging and Spectroscopy on Large Telescopes
A. Rakich
2021Applied Sciences3 citations Open access
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The importance of Petzval correction in generalized Offner designs
J. R. Rogers, A. Rakich
2020Optical Engineering + Applications3 citations
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The next-generation Gemini North Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Facility
J. Scharwächter, G. Sivo, M. Andersen, N. Provost +27 more
20203 citations
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An all-silica three element wide-field corrector for GMT
W. Saunders, P. Gillingham, Sean Lin, Bob Woodruff +1 more
2016Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation3 citations Open access
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