A retrospective of the GREGOR solar telescope in scientific literature

• Published in: Astronomische Nachrichten 2012-11, Vol.333 (9), p.810-815
• Main Authors: Denker, C., von der Lühe, O., Feller, A., Arlt, K., Balthasar, H., Bauer, S.-M., Bello González, N., Berkefeld, Th, Caligari, P., Collados, M., Fischer, A., Granzer, T., Hahn, T., Halbgewachs, C., Heidecke, F., Hofmann, A., Kentischer, T., Klvaňa, M., Kneer, F., Lagg, A., Nicklas, H., Popow, E., Puschmann, K.G., Rendtel, J., Schmidt, D., Schmidt, W., Sobotka, M., Solanki, S.K., Soltau, D., Staude, J., Strassmeier, K.G., Volkmer, R., Waldmann, T., Wiehr, E., Wittmann, A.D., Woche, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Astronomical bodies; Astronomical instruments; Bibliographies; Commissioning; Conferences; instrumentation: adaptive optics; instrumentation: high angular resolution; instrumentation: interferometers; instrumentation: polarimeters; instrumentation: spectrographs; Meetings; Raw materials; Space telescopes; telescopes
• ISSN: 0004-6337; 1521-3994
• DOI: 10.1002/asna.201211728

In this review, we look back upon the literature, which had the GREGOR solar telescope project as its subject including science cases, telescope subsystems, and post‐focus instruments. The articles date back to the year 2000, when the initial concepts for a new solar telescope on Tenerife were first presented at scientific meetings. This comprehensive bibliography contains literature until the year 2012, i.e., the final stages of commissioning and science verification. Taking stock of the various publications in peer‐reviewed journals and conference proceedings also provides the “historical” context for the reference articles in this special issue of Astronomische Nachrichten/Astronomical Notes (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)