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[instrumentation meeting] Oort room BM4.33 @ 11:00
by Michiel Darcis 28 Jan '26

28 Jan '26

Hi all, Another week on this rocky planet and so another instrumentation meeting. Two slides to haffert(a)strw.leidenuniv.nl and m.darcis(a)sron.nl. See you there. Cheers, Michiel Join Zoom Meeting https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/61014126606?pwd=XwqwfIBv4aIIsbHi08SLPz… Meeting ID: 610 1412 6606 Passcode: s3!UMxi!

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[instrumentation meeting] Oort room BW4.33 @11:00
by Michiel Darcis 21 Jan '26

21 Jan '26

Hi all, The TNO people had to cancel the presentation on TES detectors due to illness so we will have a normal instrumentation meeting. Slides to haffert(a)strw.leidenuniv.nl and m.darcis(a)sron.nl and bring your good selfs. Cheers, Michiel Join Zoom Meeting https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/61014126606?pwd=XwqwfIBv4aIIsbHi08SLPz… Meeting ID: 610 1412 6606 Passcode: s3!UMxi!

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Delft science and technology group visit
by haffert＠strw.leidenuniv.nl 19 Jan '26

19 Jan '26

Hello all, Tomorrow we will have the group from Delft visiting us. We have an updated schedule for tomorrow since they couldn’t start in the morning. We now start at 12:45. I also removed the dinner because not enough people are available ( including me ). Schedule for Science and Technology group visit at Leiden Time What Where 12:45 – 13:15 Walk-in + coffee Kaiser Lounge 13:15 – 13:45 Welcome by Sebastiaan + overview presentation of what we do. Meeting room TBD 13:45 – 14:45 Visit to METIS and optical lab 14:45 – 15:15 2x Leiden Presentations + Q/A Meeting room TBD 15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break 15:45 – 16:30 3x Leiden Presentations + Q/A Meeting room TBD 16:30 – 17:15 Open discussion time Meeting room TBD These are the talks that we will be giving. Sebastiaan : Introduction to Leiden instrumentation. What are our big projects (ELT, GMT, HWO). What technology do we develop (diffractive optics + real/soft time control). Infrastructure (new AO testbed). Rico : HWO + vector vortex coronagraphy Elena : PIAACMC coronagraphy Matthijs: Optical system modeling and non-linear wavefront sensing Yinzi: Fiber nulling and mode sorting Michiel : MKIDS and ZWFS Met vriendelijke groet / With kind regards, Dr. Sebastiaan Haffert Assistant professor Leiden Observatory, Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands

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[instrumentation meeting] Oort room (BM4.33) @11:00
by Michiel Darcis 14 Jan '26

14 Jan '26

Hi all, Today we have another meeting in the Oort room at 11:00. Slides to haffert(a)strw.leidenuniv.nl and m.darcis(a)sron.nl. I heard from a good source we have a celebration tomorrow so even more of an incentive to come! Cheers, Michiel Join Zoom Meeting https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/61014126606?pwd=XwqwfIBv4aIIsbHi08SLPz… Meeting ID: 610 1412 6606 Passcode: s3!UMxi!

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Leiden-Delft technology and science exchange
by haffert＠strw.leidenuniv.nl 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

Hi all, I am organizing a meeting next week on Tuesday (Jan 20th) where the research group from Delft that works on space technologies will visit us. We will visit them on a different date to see what they are doing. I am proposing this as a tentative schedule: Proposed schedule for Science and Technology group visit at Leiden Time What Where 9:45 – 10:15 Walk-in + coffee Kaiser Lounge 10:15 – 10:45 Welcome by Sebastiaan + overview presentation of what we do. 11:00 – 11:45 METIS integration hall visit METIS integration hall 11:45 – 13:15 Lunch UFO, The dish 13:15 – 14:00 2x Leiden Presentations + Q/A TBD 14:00 – 14:30 Optical Lab visit 14:30 – 15:15 2x Leiden Presentations + Q/A TBD 15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break 15:45 – 16:30 2x Leiden Presentations + Q/A TBD 16:30 – 17:15 Discussion about synergies TBD 17:15 – 20:00 Dinner in Leiden Does anyone have any comments or suggestions about the schedule? I was thinking of maybe adding a visit to SRON in, but then we don’t have that much time to discuss the research side. Met vriendelijke groet / With kind regards, Dr. Sebastiaan Haffert Assistant professor Leiden Observatory, Leiden University Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands

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[instrumentation meeting] Oort room (BM4.33) @ 11:00
by Michiel Darcis 07 Jan '26

07 Jan '26

Hi all, I hope you all had a great holiday and are fully energised to make all your instrumentation wishes come true. The beloved instrumentation meetings are back and they haven’t changed. Send your slides to haffert(a)strw.leidenuniv.nl and m.darcis(a)sron.nl. Cheers, Michiel Join Zoom Meeting https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/j/61014126606?pwd=XwqwfIBv4aIIsbHi08SLPz… Meeting ID: 610 1412 6606 Passcode: s3!UMxi!

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