On the saturation of the refractive index structure function. II - Influence of the correlation length on astronomical 'seeing'

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Periodic Variations, Refractivity, Spectral Correlation, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Luminosity, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Optical Paths

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A physical length scale in the wavefront corresponding to the parameter (r0) characterizing the loss in detail in a long exposure image is identified, and the influence of the correlation scale of turbulence as r0 approaches this scale is shown. Allowing for the effect of 2-point correlations in the fluctuations of the refractive index, Venkatakrishnan and Chatterjee (1987) proposed a modified law for the phase structure function. It is suggested that the departure of the phase structure function from the 5/3 power law for length scales in the wavefront approaching the correlation scale of turbulence may lead to better 'seeing' at longer wavelengths.

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