Adaptive optics developments at Keck observatory

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6272 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wizinowich, Peter L ^a   Chin, Jason ^a   Johansson, Erik ^a   Kellner, Stephan ^a   Lafon, Robert ^a   Mignant, David Le ^a   Neyman, Chris ^a   Stomski, Paul ^a   Summers, Doug ^a   Sumner, Roger ^a   Van Dam, Marcos ^a  

^a W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Keck; Laser Guide Star

Indexed keywords

LASER GUIDE STARS FACILITY; WAVEFRONT CONTROLLERS;

ASTRONOMY; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL SENSORS; WAVEFRONTS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 33749422867     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.672104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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