The Adaptive Optics Facility: Commissioning Progress and Results

In September 2016, the 14 crates containing the DSM system (Arsenault et al., 2013a; Manetti et al., 2014; Briguglio et al., 2014), totalling 9 tonnes and 50 cubic metres, were unpacked in the New Integration Hall (NIH) in Paranal. The system was re-assembled in the NIH and functionalities tested. It was an opportunity to cross-train our Paranal colleagues and demonstrate several handling operations, including the critical thin-shell mirror handling.