Adaptive optics on large telescopes

Experimental Astronomy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-47

  Glindemann, A ^a   Hippler, S ^b   Berkefeld, T ^b   Hackenberg, W ^c  

^a EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Laser guide star

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042640604     PISSN: 09226435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008116831367     Document Type: Article

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