Resumen de The Gradient-Phase Interferometer: A Novel Interferometer for Precise Segment Phasing in the Primary Mirror of the ESO Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)

Gaizka Murga, Alexander Díaz, Rubén Sanquirce, Santiago Royo, Maialen González, Elena Lara, Borja Vega, Noel Rodrigo, Pau Santos, Andreas Förster, Sebastian Schmid, Samuel Lévêque, Philippe Gitton, Giorgio Filippi

• The successful operation of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) relies on the precise alignment and phasing of its segmented primary mirror (M1), which consists of 798 individual hexagonal segments. In this paper, we present a novel interferometer based on the introduction of a gradient-phase system along the reference beam, designed to achieve accurate and efficient segment phasing, thereby maximizing the ELT's optical performance and enabling high-resolution astronomical observations.