Measurement of optical turbulence in free atmosphere above Mt.Maidanak in 2005-2007

Details Measurement of optical turbulence in free atmosphere above Mt.Maidanak in 2005-2007 Measurement of optical turbulence in free atmosphere above Mt.Maidanak in 2005-2007

2009-05-06

arxiv.org/abs/0905.0741v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in Astronomy Letters, V.35 (2009); 14 pages, 8 figures

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Results of 2005-2007 campaign of measurement of the optical turbulence vertical distribution above Mt. Maidanak are presented. Measurements are performed with the MASS (Multi-Aperture Scintillation Sensor) device which is widely used in similar studies during last years at several observatories across the world. The data analysis shows that median seeing in free atmosphere (at altitudes above 0.5km) is 0.46 arcsec and median isoplanatic angle is 2.47 arcsec. Given a rather long atmospheric coherence time (about 7 ms when the seeing is good) such conditions are favorable for adaptive optics and interferometry in the visible and near-IR.

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