DIMMWIT: Comparing atmospheric seeing values measured by a differential image motion monitor, which is transportable and COAST

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4838, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 794-802

  O'Donovan, B ^a   Young, J S ^a   Warner, P J ^a   Buscher, D F ^a   Wilson, D M ^a   Boysen, R C ^a   Seneta, E B ^a   Keen, J W ^a  

^a CAVENDISH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interferometric; Seeing; Site testing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; SPECKLE; TELESCOPES; VISIBILITY; WAVEFRONTS;

DIFFERENTIAL IMAGE MOTION MONITORS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0037724022     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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