Tip-tilt error for extremely large segmented telescopes: Detailed theoretical point-spread-function analysis and numerical simulation results

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1274-1285

  Yaitskova, Natalia ^a   Dohlen, Kjetil ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR DETECTION; FUNCTIONS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MIRRORS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

TIP-TILT ERRORS;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0038421731     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.001274     Document Type: Article

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