ALFA: First operational experience of the MPE/MPIA laser guide star system for adaptive optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3353, Issue , 1998, Pages 116-124

  Davies, Richard I ^a   Hackenberg, Wolfgang K P ^a   Ott, Thomas ^a   Eckart, Andreas ^a   Holstenberg, Hans Christoph ^a   Rabien, Sebastian ^a   Quirrenbach, Andreas ^b   Kasper, Markus E ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Atmospheric turbulence; Laser guide star; Launch beam; Sodium layer; Tip tilt

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; LASERS; LAUNCHING; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SODIUM;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS; CURRENT STATUS; LASER GUIDE STAR; LASER GUIDE STAR ADAPTIVE OPTICS; LAUNCH BEAM; OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES; PERFORMANCE LEVELS; SCIENTIFIC RESULTS; SODIUM LAYER; TIP-TILT; WAVE-FRONT SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 62249219775     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.321747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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