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Division/Department	Technology/Control Systems
Supervisor	Mr. Toomas Erm
Education & knowledge requirements	Degree in Control/Electronics. The engineer must have good knowledge of matlab/simulink
Project information	Investigation of passive and active damping of electromechanical servo systems in general but also with the special application of the ELT segmented mirror control system. The work will include both theoretical analysis and validation of the result through tests. The expected delivery will be an analysis and a test report. Further possibilities include modelling and analysis of Edge Sensors for the ELT segmented mirror control system.
Learning opportunities for the Trainee	- In depth knowledge of the state of the art actuator and sensor technologies of today - Hands on tests - Methods for analysis and test - Preparation of reports

Division/Department	Instrumentation/ Integration and Cryo-vacuum
Supervisor	Mr. Jean Louis Lizon
Education & knowledge requirements	Under or postgraduate in Mechanic and/or thermo-dynamic with training in CAD system.
Project information	The Trainee will be working on two main projects which are interactively linked together: the development required for the cryogenic facility of the ELT and the development of the cryo-mechanic system for ERIS, one of our next high resolution imager for the VLT. In both cases the work will be distributed between some mechanical design, physical tests in laboratory and analysis. A number of experiences are already pre-defined to verify the suitability of various cooling systems. One of the important parts of this campaign is the evaluation of the ultimate limit which can be reached using nitrogen evaporation under low pressure. The second aspect is the design, and test of the various components of the future catalog of standard cryogenic heat exchangers.
Learning opportunities for the Trainee	The Trainee will have the opportunity to work for one of the most ambitious technological European project. He/she will work in an international environment and with one of the most competent group in the field of cryogenics. It would be a unique opportunity for a good mechanical engineer to orient their career towards the low temperature technologies profiting from a training and experience sharing with one of the top level group in this field.

Division/Department	Instrumentation/ Instrumentation Projects
Supervisor	Mr. Peter Hammersley
Education & knowledge requirements	Under- or postgraduate in Electronics, Computer Engineering, Data Processing, Image Processing or Astronomy. The ideal candidate has strong computer and data processing skills, combined with an affinity to practical laboratory work. He/she should be comfortable with working in a multidisciplinary environment (electronics, data processing, cryogenics, and fine mechanics). A good grasp of the English language is essential, basic knowledge of German or French would be useful but not essential.
Project information	For the next generation of planet-hunting spectrographs, ESO is developing the CCD detector systems. Extraterrestrial planets are detected by Doppler shifts in the spectrum of their host stars. This spectrum is detected by very large (90 x 90 mm) CCD detectors that are cooled to -120 deg C.? The Radial Velocity technique requires that the position of the CCD is extremely stable. The project is to develop data analysis techniques to detect very small motions (1nm; 1/10000 of a pixel) of a pattern of spots that is projected on the detector, in order to be able to measure and optimize the stability of the temperature control system of these detectors. Depending on the interests of the candidate, opportunities exist also in the area of electronics (e.g. control of the test setup, interfacing the computer used for the analysis to other sensors like capacitive displacement sensors or temperature sensors).
Learning opportunities for the Trainee	The Trainee will get experience in data processing techniques and will get acquainted with other technologies like cryogenics, optics and electronics. He/she will work in a laboratory environment within a multinational, multidisciplinary team consisting of astronomers, physicists, cryogenic/vacuum specialists and detector engineers.

Division/Department	Instrumentation/ Adaptive Optics
Supervisor	Mr. Miska Le Louarn
Education & knowledge requirements	Computer science / Physics Interest in physics / simulations / High performance computing / Parallel computing
Project information	This traineeship is directed at engineers interested in computer science, and in particular high performance computing, as well as those interested in physics and particularly in simulating adaptive optics and atmospheric turbulence. The aim is to work with our adaptive optics simulation software. This software, written in C is fully parallelized (with MPI) and runs on our dedicated cluster of ~100 PCs. The goals of the traineeship are multiple, and can be tailored according to the profile of the candidate: - Optimize the simulation software to run as fast as possible on our hardware. This involves tuning of the compilation parameters to use the ones optimal for our machines, as well as testing and optimizing our new 10GB network connecting some of the machines of the cluster. This task is suited for computing science majors. - Upgrading the software to take into account laser guide stars (LGSs), when a Pyramid wavefront sensor is used. Then, analyze the performance of this system, and conclude on the pros and cons of such a system. This subject is best suited for both physicists and people interested in developing new algorithms and simulating AO systems. - Simulating and analyzing the performance of next generation AO systems(either SCAO or MCAO), which are currently being studied. Depending on the timing, these systems can be either planned for the VLT's Adaptive Optics Facility or the future European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This traineeship is best suited for a physicist type profile. At the end, a report or a scientific publication will be written, to conclude on the work.
Learning opportunities for the Trainee	The Trainee will get a good understanding of adaptive optics, and the methods used to simulate its behaviour. In addition, she/he will get experience in parallel programming and working on a cluster of PCs used for these simulations.

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