Experimental study of the effect of non-Kolmogorov stratospheric turbulence on star image motion

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3126, Issue , 1997, Pages 113-123

  Belen'kii, Mikhail S ^a   Karis, Stephen J ^a   Brown II, James M ^a   Fugate, Robert Q ^a  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical telescope motion; Star image motion; Tilt power spectra; Tilt temporal correlation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; JITTER; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; TELESCOPES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAVEFRONTS;

STAR IMAGE MOTION; TILT POWER SPECTRA;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0031288504     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.290143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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