First results from optical turbulence measurements at Cerro Las Campanas in 2010

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Sep 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011mnras.416..553b&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 416, Issue 1, pp. 553-558.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Atmospheric Effects, Site Testing

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We report preliminary results from optical turbulence measurements carried out in 2010 at Cerro Las Campanas, the future site for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). The instruments involved are MooSci, a lunar scintillometer for the near-ground optical turbulence profile, Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM) for the whole atmosphere total seeing, and MASS Multiple Aperture Scintillation Sensor (MASS) for high-altitude optical turbulence estimation. The main purpose of these measurements is to anticipate the optical turbulence strength above the future GMT enclosure, and to provide a means to model the future adaptive optics performance. We also discuss the significance of such a combination of instruments and some hypothetical limitations.

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