Adaptive optics revisited

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Jul 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990sci...249..253b&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 249, July 20, 1990, p. 253-257.

Physics

Optics

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Adaptive Optics, Optical Correction Procedure, Seeing (Astronomy), Active Control, Atmospheric Turbulence, Reference Stars, Telescopes, Wave Front Deformation

Scientific paper

The use of adaptive optics to reduce the effects of atmospheric disturbance in telescopic astronomy by compensating for the resulting wavefront distortion is presented. By using this technique, gains in resolving power and limiting magnitude, closely approaching the theoretical limit, will result. Thus, telescopic images will be significantly sharpened. It is concluded that adaptive optics, together with the related technology of active optics, appears certain to be used in large astronomical telescopes of the future. This may involve important changes in the design of telescopes.

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