Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics for ELTs: Constraints and limitations

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1081-1088

  Ragazzoni, Roberto ^a   Le Roux, Brice ^a   Arcidiacono, Carmelo ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extremely large telescopes; Multiconjugate adaptive optics

Indexed keywords

EID: 31444441449     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2005.12.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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