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Author
Name Weimann, Sven
Research field Astrophysics
Career stage doctoral researcher
Home university/institution Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Department/Research unit at home university/institution Physics and Astronomy
Chair/Working group at home institution AIRUB

International activity
Country Israel
Location Neot Semadar
University Weizmann Institut of Science
Fund Research School PR.INT
Type of activity field research
Period starts 06-03-2023
ends 06-04-2023
Keywords Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Telescopes, Technical Development
Report As part of PR.INT, I spent a month at the LAST observatory in Israel. LAST is an array of optical telescopes for the systematic survey of the sky on sub-day time scales. The development of the telescope is a joint project between the RUB, DESY in Berlin and the Weizmann Institute. My research group is developing optical components at RUB to measure polarization of astronomical sources. During my stay I installed the self-developed components in the LAST observatory and performed measurements at night. I have also had the opportunity to talk to project members based at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot and develop joint projects.
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