PYRAMIR: a near-infrared pyramid wavefront sensor for the Calar Alto adaptive optics system

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Feb 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003spie.4839..280c&link_type=abstract

Adaptive Optical System Technologies II. Edited by Wizinowich, Peter L.; Bonaccini, Domenico. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4

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The objective of the PYRAMIR project is to complement the Calar Alto Adaptive Optics System - ALFA - with a new pyramid wavefront sensor working in the near IR, replacing the previous tip-tilt tracker arm. Here we describe the Science as well as the Technical motivation for such a system. The optical design will be presented, discussing the particular requirements posed by sensing the wavefronts in the infrared like a cooling system for the opto-mechanical components, etc. We will also talk about the components, like the IR detector we plan to use - PICNIC, as one option, the sucessor of NICMOS3 from Rockwell, together with the AO-Multiplexer. It is described how we expect to integrate the system into the optical, machanical, electronical and control architecture of ALFA.

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