User Guides & Technical Articles

User Guides

Sharp User's Guide (1997) - SharpUserManual.ps.gz
Comic User's Guide (1996) - ComicUserManual.ps.gz
Note: that this guide also explains in detail the ADOCAM software that is common to both the Sharp and Comic cameras.
Coronograph User's Guide (2000) - corono0900_1.ps.gz
Adonis Data Reduction Manual (1999) - adonis_reduction99.ps.gz

Technical Articles

The Adonis Bench 3-6 um emissivity and the imaging performances, David LE Mignant, Eric Gendron, Franck Marchis, ESO 3.6-m Technical Report backadonis.ps.gz (317 Kb)

Deconvolution of adaptive optics images: from theory to practice, Conan J.-M., Fusco T., Mugnier L. M., Marchis F., Roddier C., Roddier F., proceeding SPIE, Astronomy and instrumentation, April 2000, in press. mistral.ps.gz (513Kb)

A review of Published Galactic and Solar System Science: a bright Future for Adaptive Optics Science, Close, L. M., proceeding SPIE, Astronomy and instrumentation, April 2000, in press. AO_review.ps.gz (61Kb)

Myopic Deconvolution of Adaptive Optics Images, J. Christou, D. Bonaccini, N. Ageorges and F. Marchis, Messenger 97, p.14-22, September 1999 messengerIDAC.ps.gz (467Kb)

The ESO/ADONIS system: a 3 years experience in observing methods, D. Le Mignant, F. Marchis, D. Bonaccini, P. Prado, E. Barrios, R. Tighe, V. Merino, A. Sanchez, the 3.60m Telescope team and ESO AO team, ESO/OSA Topical meeting on Astronomy with Adaptive Optics: Present Results and Future Programs, 1998 - Eso-Osa-ADonis.ps.gz (315Kb)

The ADONIS bench 3-5/mum emissivity and the imaging performances, D. le Mignant, E. gendron, F. Marchis, Technical report - backadonis.ps.gz (310Kb)

Scientific results obtained with Adaptive optics, B. Stecklum, SPIE 98 proceeding - AO_review.ps.gz (620 Kb)

Deconvolution of ADONIS Images, J. Christou, F. Marchis, N. Ageorge, D. Bonaccini, F. Rigaut, SPIE 98 proceeding - p3353-61.ps.gz (390Kb)

A stellar coronograph for the COMEON+ AO system, J.L. Beuzit, D. Mouillet, A.M. Lagrange and J. Paufique, A&A article - corono.ps.gz (120 Kb)

Deconvolution of ADONIS system images, J. Christou, D. Bonaccini, N. Ageorge, SPIE 97 proceeding - spie97_idac.ps.gz (580Kb)

Performance of the ESO AO system, Adonis at La Silla 3.6m telescope, D. Bonaccini, E. Prieto, P. Corporon, J. Christou, D. Le Mignant, P. Prado, N. Hubin, SPIE 97 proceeding - spie97_ado.ps.gz (284 Kb)

STRAP for the VLT instruments, SPIE 97 proceeding - spie97_apd.ps.gz (380 Kb)