Publication type: Non-refereed

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    The growth of the stellar seeds of supermassive black holes
    One of the most promising explanations for the origin of the billion solar mass black holes (BHs) inferred to power quasars at redshifts z >= 6 is that...
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    The GTC 10 m Telescope: Getting Ready for First Light
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    The GTC Adaptive Optics and Laser Guide Star system (GTCAO-LGS)
    The GTC Adaptive Optics (GTCAO) system will provide diffraction-limited capabilities in the near infrared to the GTC telescope. At first, it will use a Natural...
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    The GTC Adaptive Optics system: the high spatial resolution Adaptive Optics facility at GTC
    The GTC Adaptive Optics (GTCAO) system is the general Adaptive Optics facility that will provide diffraction limited images in the near-infrared to the GTC...
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    The GTC Data Factory: Presentation and current status
    We present the GTC data processing subsystem, hereinafter ``Data Factory''. The main objectives, functionality and overall philosophy are described. We also...
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    The GTC facility instruments: a status review
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) 10.4m telescope received its First Light on July 13, 2007. At present the GTC is undergoing commissioning tests. Night time...
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    The GTC main axes servos and control system
    The GTC azimuth and elevation axes control systems employ large custom direct-drive motors operated by means of embedded fully-digital current loops. A high...
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    The GTC Photometric Calibration Programme
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) is a 10.4,m segmented telescope that is about to have first light. Science operation will begin in about one year time. In...
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    The GTC primary mirror control system
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) primary mirror control system is responsible for making the 36 segments behave like a monolithic mirror. It deals with 108...