Matthew Townson matthew.townson@durham.ac.uk
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Improved shift estimates on extended Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor images
Townson, M.J.; Kellerer, A.; Saunter, C.D.
Authors
A. Kellerer
C.D. Saunter
Abstract
An important factor which affects performance of solar adaptive optics (AO) systems is the accuracy of tracking an extended object in the wavefront sensor. The accuracy of a centre-of-mass approach to image shift measurement depends on the parameters applied in thresholding the recorded image; however, there exists no analytical prediction for these parameters for extended objects. Motivated by this we present a new method for exploring the parameter space of image shift measurement algorithms, and apply this to optimize the parameters of the algorithm. Using a thresholded, windowed centre of mass, we are able to improve centroid accuracy compared to the typical parabolic fitting approach by a factor of 3 in a signal-to-noise regime typical for solar AO. Exploration of the parameters occurs after initial image cross-correlation with a reference image, so does not require regeneration of correlation images. The results presented employ methods which can be used in real-time to estimate the error on centroids, allowing the system to use real data to optimize parameters, without needing to enter a separate calibration mode. This method can also be applied outside of solar AO to any field which requires the tracking of an extended object.
Citation
Townson, M., Kellerer, A., & Saunter, C. (2015). Improved shift estimates on extended Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor images. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 452(4), 4022-4028. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1503
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 6, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 10, 2015 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Aug 20, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 24, 2015 |
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 | 452 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 4022-4028 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1503 |
Keywords | Atmospheric effects, Instrumentation: adaptive optics, Methods: data analysis, Techniques: image processing, Sun: granulation. |
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