Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Oct 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004spie.5490..989k&link_type=abstract
Advancements in Adaptive Optics. Edited by Domenico B. Calia, Brent L. Ellerbroek, and Roberto Ragazzoni. Proceedings of the SPI
Physics
Optics
Scientific paper
The next generation ground based telescopes deploy their full potential in terms of resolution only with Adaptive Optics (AO). A limiting factor for such systems is the sky coverage with natural guide stars. A way to overcome this problem is a artificial star, i.e. laser guide star (LGS) generated in the sodium layer of the mesosphere at an height of approximately 90km-100km. Sensing the wave front of such a LGS, whose photons are collected by a next generation ground based telescope up to 100m pupil diameter leads to new problems. They are related to the finite distance of the altitude where the artificial star forms with respect to the telescope entrance pupil. We present a new wave front sensing concept to overcome this problem and we show first results of an open loop experiment done on sky. Measurements have been carried out November 2003 with the Rayleigh laser of the University of Durham at the WHT in La Palma as a result of collaboration between MPIA and the AO group of the University of Durham. The geometry of the LGS created in 4km altitude with respect to the 4m aperture of the WHT scales by a factor 1:25 with a sodium LGS at 100km and a telescope with 100m entrance pupil diameter.
Arcidiacono Carmelo
Diolaiti Emiliano
Farinato Jacopo
Gassler Wolfgang
Ghedina Adriano
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