Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002pasp..114.1156t&link_type=abstract
The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 114, Issue 800, pp. 1156-1166.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Atmospheric Effects, Site Testing
Scientific paper
The theory of the differential image motion monitor (DIMM), a standard and widely spread method of measuring astronomical seeing, is reviewed and extended. More accurate coefficients for computing the Fried parameter from the measured variance of image motion are given. They are tested by numerical simulations that show that any DIMM measures Zernike tilts, not image centroids as generally assumed. The contribution of CCD readout noise to image motion variance is modeled. It can substantially bias DIMM results if left unsubtracted. The second most important DIMM bias comes from the used exposure time, which is typically not short enough to freeze image motion completely. This effect is studied quantitatively for real turbulence and wind profiles, and its correction by interlaced short and long exposures is validated. Finally, the influence of turbulence outer scale reduces image size in large telescopes by 10% or more compared to the standard theory; new formulae to compute FWHM and half-energy diameter of the atmospheric point-spread function that take into account outer scale are provided.
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