Riccardo GiacconiA legacy of vision and transformation

Ethan J Schreier

Memorial Symposium to Honor Riccardo GiacconiMay 29-30, 2019

National Academy of Sciences

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Rocket Payload & Sco X-1first extrasolar x-ray source

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Uhuru

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Cygnus X-1 varying on all scales

Centaurus X-3occultation and Doppler shift

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Einstein Imaging X-ray Observatory

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• Very Large Telescope (VLT) used simulation models for :Atmosphere, Optical elements, Structural Dynamics, Primary Mirror Dynamics, Wavefront Sensor, Active Optics, Field Stabilization, Control Systems

• Automated e2e data system including calibration and data archiving for multiple instruments and telescopes. Archive provides random access to 170 terabytes of data

• Calibration models from first principles

• Very Large Telescope (VLT) used simulation models for :Atmosphere, Optical elements, Structural Dynamics, Primary Mirror Dynamics, WavefrontSensor, Active Optics, Field Stabilization, Control Systems

• Automated e2e data system including calibration and data archiving for multiple instruments and telescopes. Archive provides random access to 170 terabytes of data

• Calibration models from first principles

Hubble Activation

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ALMAfrom protoplanetary disks to black holes

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Riccardo’s Garibaldini