Mr. Maxime Boccas Profile

Maxime Boccas

Head of MSE at European Southern Observatory

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

Navigating instruments operational challenges and extending traditional maintenance frontiers

Patricia Guajardo, Javier Valenzuela, Maxime Boccas, Eduardo Garces, Chester Rojas, Roberto Castillo, Jose Luis Alvarez, Alvaro Diaz, Laurent Pallanca, Juan Beltran, Sergio Abadie, Nicolas Haddad, Marcos Ortega, Alex Morales, Rodrigo Badinez

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130967F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019916

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Observatories, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Contamination, Sensors, Inspection, Head, Windows, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) at ESO: updates on the current practices and strategies for the future

Pascale Hibon, Michèle Péron, Maxime Boccas, Marcia Saavedra, Francesca Primas, Claudio Cumani, Mariya Lyubenova, Belen Alcalde, Itziar De Gregorio Monsalvo, Maria Francisca Labayru, Enikő Patkós, Mylène François

Proceedings Volume 12186, 1218604 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628910

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Technical operations and maintenance activities at the Paranal Observatory

M. Boccas, E. Diaz, M. Frantz, S. Gonzalez, G. Hüdepohl, I. Kastinen, V. Nurzia, P. Pozzobon, C. Ramirez, C. Reinero, F. Salgado, C. Stephan, J. Valenzuela

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107041Y (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311769

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Failure analysis, Inspection, Reliability, Efficient operations

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Instrumentation at Gemini Observatory

S. Kleinman, Maxime Boccas, Stephen Goodsell, Percy Gomez, Rick Murowinski, André-Nicolas Chené, David Henderson

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914702 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2051372

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Spectrographs, Imaging systems, Gemini Planet Imager, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Astronomical imaging, Charge-coupled devices, Stars, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Science readiness of the Gemini MCAO System: GeMS

Benoit Neichel, Franҫois Rigaut, Andrew Serio, Gustavo Arriagada, Maxime Boccas, Céline d'Orgeville, Vincent Fesquet, Chadwick Trujillo, William Rambold, Ramon Galvez, Gaston Gausachs, Tomislav Vucina, Vanessa Montes, Cristian Urrutia, Cristian Moreno, Sarah Diggs, Claudio Araya, Javier Lührs, Gelys Trancho, Matthieu Bec, Claudio Marchant, Fabian Collao, Eleazar Carrasco, Michelle Edwards, Peter Pessev, Ariel Lopez, Herman Diaz

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84474Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925285

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Electroluminescent displays, Gemini Observatory, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Observatories, Beam splitters, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Gemini's instrumentation program: latest results and long-range plan

Maxime Boccas, S. Kleinman, Stephen Goodsell, Eric Tollestrup, Andrew Adamson, Gustavo Arriagada, Julian Christou, Patricio Gonzalez, Kevin Hanna, Markus Hartung, Manuel Lazo, Rachel Mason, Benoît Neichel, Gabriel Perez, Doug Simons, Brian Walls, John White

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844606 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925516

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Spectrographs, Observatories, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sensors, Gemini Planet Imager, Mid-IR, Charge-coupled devices, Stars

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