Dataset

Observatory Instrumentation & Detectors Dataset

The instrumentation frontier of ground-based astronomy — the adaptive-optics chain (laser guide stars, wavefront sensors, deformable mirrors), spectrographs, coronagraphs and starshades, and the detectors from CCDs to superconducting MKIDs and bolometers.

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Version: 1.0.0
Entities: 12
Last generated: 2026-06-29
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Checksum: — (published at release)

Sample (12 of 12)

Name	Type	ID
Bolometer	Detector technology	detector_technology:bolometer
CCD	Detector technology	detector_technology:ccd
CMOS Sensor	Detector technology	detector_technology:cmos
Coronagraph	Instrumentation technique	instrument_technique:coronagraph
Cryogenic Detector	Detector technology	detector_technology:cryogenic-detector
Deformable Mirror	Instrumentation technique	instrument_technique:deformable-mirror
Echelle Spectrograph	Instrumentation technique	instrument_technique:echelle-spectrograph
Integral-Field Spectrograph	Instrumentation technique	instrument_technique:integral-field-spectrograph
Laser Guide Star	Instrumentation technique	instrument_technique:laser-guide-star
MKID	Detector technology	detector_technology:mkid
Starshade	Instrumentation technique	instrument_technique:starshade
Wavefront Sensor	Instrumentation technique	instrument_technique:wavefront-sensor

Source references

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

ESOEuropean Southern Observatory
Southern-hemisphere observatory data and imagery (VLT, ALMA partner).
NSF NOIRLabNSF National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Ground-based optical/infrared observatory data and imagery.

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