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Lunette astronomique

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Large Micromirror Array Based on a Scalable Technology for Astronomical Instrumentation

Michael David Canonica

Understanding the formation of galaxies and studying the expansion of the Universe, need the spectral characterization of faint astronomical objects such as stars or galaxies. From these spectra, the distance, the velocity and the chemical composition of t ...

EPFL2012

On the Characteristics of Highly Confined Light Fields : A High-Resolution Interference Microscopy Study

Myun Sik Kim

The Investigation of highly confined light fields created by different mechanisms, such as refraction, diffraction, and scattering, are the main subject of this thesis. We distinguish a specific scattering phenomenon of dielectric microspheres from general ...

EPFL2011

Searches for dark matter annihilation signatures in the Segue 1 satellite galaxy with the MAGIC-I telescope

Thomas Günther Bretz

We report the results of the observation of the nearly satellite galaxy Segue 1 performed by the MAGIC-I ground-based gamma-ray telescope between November 2008 and March 2009 for a total of 43.2 hours. No significant gamma-ray emission was found above the ...

2011

Astrophysical applications of gravitationally lensed quasars : from dark matter halos to the structure of quasar accretion disks

Alexander Patrick Eigenbrod

Gravitational lensing describes how light is deflected as it passes in the vicinity of a mass distribution. The amplitude of the deflection is proportional to the mass of the deflector, called "gravitational lens", and is generally weak, even for large mas ...

EPFL2008

Miniaturized optical tweezer array with an array of reflective elements for reflecting the light back to a focal area

René Salathé, Guy Delacrétaz, Fabrice Merenda

Apparatus for forming a single or a plurality of threedimensional optical traps, the apparatus comprising: a. A collimated light source that is directed onto an array of focalizing refractive or diffractive elements providing a single or a plurality of foc ...

2007

Refractive multiple optical tweezers for parallel biochemical analysis in micro-fluidics

René Salathé, Horst Arthur Vogel, Fabrice Merenda, Johann Rohner

We present a multiple laser tweezers system based on refractive optics. The system produces an array of 100 optical traps thanks to a refractive microlens array, whose focal plane is imaged into the focal plane of a high-NA microscope objective. This refra ...

2007