Sumários

Spectroscopy (class 1 of 3)

18 Março 2026, 15:00 Alexandre Pereira Cabral

Introduction to the operation of spectrometers and monochromators.

Study of the dispersion of light, the properties of diffracting elements and how they are used in monochromators and spectrographs. Spectral characterization of non-monochromatic light and its analysis in bench top spectrographs.

Building a prism and grating Spectrographs.


Reference Systems. JWST OTE elements

16 Março 2026, 14:00 José Manuel Rebordão

Matrice rotations. Euler angles and different conventions. Quaternions, properties. Relations between rotation matrices Euler angles and quaternions. Example: PLATO reference systems.
 
JWST: OTE and ISIM. Overview ISIM instruments and of spectroscopic capabilities of JWST. OTE: conics; TMA and Korsch type telescopes; FoV and image plane.
 
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Mirrors and WFE. FGS. NIRCam


JWST – James Webb Space Telescope

13 Março 2026, 09:00 José Manuel Rebordão

Overview of JWST instruments and technologies.
Mission. Orbit. Space and time reference systems.
Space systems specificities
 
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Observatory. Optical architecture. System elements


Holography (class 3 of 3)

11 Março 2026, 17:00 Bachar Wehbe

Introduction to practical Holography, building objects.

Setup of a Denisyuk configuration, consisting of a volume-reflection holography technique. As a recording medium, a silver halide emulsion on a glass plate will be used (a matrix of cohesive silver crystals in a transparent medium). During exposure, the reference wave and the waves reflected from the object result in an interference structure that was recorded within the emulsion.

Students produced their own objects that will be exposed in a 50 mm x 50 mm plate.

Students performed several exposures using different types of objects (including lenses or mirrors to generate holographic optical elements known as HOE.

Analysis of non-holographic technics, bases on the Peper’s ghost concept, will be shown in the lab for analysis.


Holography (class 3 of 3)

11 Março 2026, 15:00 Alexandre Pereira Cabral

Introduction to practical Holography, building objects.

Setup of a Denisyuk configuration, consisting of a volume-reflection holography technique. As a recording medium, a silver halide emulsion on a glass plate will be used (a matrix of cohesive silver crystals in a transparent medium). During exposure, the reference wave and the waves reflected from the object result in an interference structure that was recorded within the emulsion.

Students produced their own objects that will be exposed in a 50 mm x 50 mm plate.

Students performed several exposures using different types of objects (including lenses or mirrors to generate holographic optical elements known as HOE.

Analysis of non-holographic technics, bases on the Peper’s ghost concept, will be shown in the lab for analysis.