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WIde-field adaptive optics correction using a single rotating laser guide star

Morris, T.J.; Myers, R.M.

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R.M. Myers



Abstract

The problem of providing Adaptive Optics (AO) correction over a wide field of view is one that can be alleviated by using multiple conjugate AO (MCAO), or a low-altitude Laser Guide Star (LGS) that is projected to an altitude below any high layer turbulence. A low-altitude LGS can only sense wavefront distortions induced by low-altitude turbulence, which is dominated by a strong boundary layer at the ground. Sensing only the wavefront from this layer provides an AO system with a more spatially invariant performance over the telescope field of view at the expense of overall correction. An alternative method for measuring a ground-layer biased wavefront using a single rotating LGS is presented together with a numerical analysis of the wide-field performance of an AO system utilizing such a LGS. System performance in H and K bands is predicted in terms of system Strehl ratio, which shows that uniform correction can be obtained over fields of view of 200 arcsec in diameter. The simulations also show that the on-axis performance of a LGS utilizing Rayleigh backscattered light will be improved.

Citation

Morris, T., & Myers, R. (2006). WIde-field adaptive optics correction using a single rotating laser guide star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 370(4), 1783-1789. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10588.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Aug 21, 2006
Deposit Date Apr 16, 2008
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 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 370
Issue 4
Pages 1783-1789
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10588.x
Keywords Instrumentation, Adaptive optics.

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This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 RAS Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.





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