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Automated wind velocity profiling from adaptive optics telemetry

Laidlaw, Douglas J; Osborn, James; Morris, Timothy J; Basden, Alastair G; Gendron, Eric; Rousset, Gérard; Townson, Matthew J; Wilson, Richard W

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Authors

Douglas J Laidlaw

Eric Gendron

Gérard Rousset



Abstract

Ground-based adaptive optics (AO) systems can use temporal control techniques to greatly improve image resolution. A measure of wind velocity as a function of altitude is needed to minimize the temporal errors associated with these systems. Spatio-temporal analysis of AO telemetry can express the wind velocity profile using the SLODAR technique. However, the limited altitude-resolution of current AO systems makes it difficult to disentangle the movement of independent layers. It is therefore a challenge to create an algorithm that can recover the wind velocity profile through SLODAR data analysis. In this study we introduce a novel technique for automated wind velocity profiling from AO telemetry. Simulated and on-sky centroid data from CANARY - an AO testbed on the 4.2 m William Herschel telescope, La Palma - is used to demonstrate the proficiency of the technique. Wind velocity profiles measured on-sky are compared to contemporaneous measurements from Stereo-SCIDAR, a dedicated high-resolution atmospheric profiler. They are also compared to European centre for medium-range weather forecasts. The software package that we developed to complete this study is open source.

Citation

Laidlaw, D. J., Osborn, J., Morris, T. J., Basden, A. G., Gendron, E., Rousset, G., …Wilson, R. W. (2020). Automated wind velocity profiling from adaptive optics telemetry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 491(1), 1287-1294. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz3062

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 18, 2019
Online Publication Date Nov 4, 2019
Publication Date Jan 31, 2020
Deposit Date Nov 8, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Print ISSN 0035-8711
Electronic ISSN 1365-2966
Publisher Royal Astronomical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 491
Issue 1
Pages 1287-1294
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz3062

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This article has been accepted for publication in the Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2019 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.





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