Absolute tilt from a laser guide star: A first experiment

Experimental Astronomy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-145

  Esposito, S ^a   Ragazzoni, R ^d   Riccardi, A ^a   O'Sullivan, C ^b   Ageorges, N ^b   Redfern, M ^b   Davies, R ^c  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Laser guide star

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005210661     PISSN: 09226435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008115109976     Document Type: Article

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