Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Dec 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aas...207.7808s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #78.08; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1294
Computer Science
Performance
Scientific paper
We have used the Keck LGS AO system to image the field of super star clusters A and B in the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 1569. The observations were obtained in good conditions and the Strehl ratio at H band is ˜ 15%. With this modest Strehl correction, the qualitative impression is that the LGS/AO images are significantly less confused than the HST/NIC2 observations of this field.
We have used a linear systems approach to describe the imaging performance of the atmosphere, AO system and science camera, and develop a semi-emiprical model of the PSF by fitting for the optical transfer function in the Fourier domain. Experiments with simulated data confirm the utility of this approach for crowded fields in cases where traditional algorithms, e.g., STARFINDER, fail. We confirm the integrity of the LGS AO photometry extracted using these PSFs by comparing the Keck data with HST NICMOS F160W data.
Graham James R.
McCrady Nate
Sheehy Christopher D.
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