Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Sep 2009
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Optical Turbulence: Astronomy Meets Meteorology, Proceedings of the Astronomy Meets Meteorology, Proceedings of the Optical Turb
Physics
Optics
Atmospheric Turbulence, Adaptive Optics, Ground Layer
Scientific paper
The CFH Telescope has a long history of wide-field imaging, and this is reflected in its users community. Many projects are competing in the A · Ω race but so far, all are limited by atmospheric turbulence. Wisely choosing a site with a very thin ground layer and excellent free-atmosphere seeing would allow very wide fields to be corrected by a GLAO system.1,2 The characteristics of the turbulence of Mauna Kea are perfectly matched to such an instrument making the site an integral part of its design. The goal of this project is to achieve exquisite image quality over the largest possible field of view, with a goal of a FWHM of not more than 0.3" over a square degree field in the optical domain. This goal depends crucially on the thickness of the ground layer and its prevalence. But over such large fields the probability of finding sufficiently numerous and bright natural guide sources is high, although a constellation of laser beacons could be considered to ensure homogeneous and uniform image quality. The image is then limited by the free atmosphere seeing (0.2" to 0.4"). This can be further improved by an Orthogonal Transfer CCD camera (Tonry et al.3) which can correct local image motion on isokinetic scales from residual high altitude tip-tilt. Knowing the vertical turbulence profile, the outer scale and the isokinetic patch plays a critical role at the design level.
Carlberg Ray
Chun Mark R.
Cuillandre Jean Charles
Lai Olivier
Richer Harvey B.
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