Na variability and LGS elongation: Impact on wavefront error

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8149, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Jones, Katharine J ^a,b  

^a WBAO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY STRUCTURES; INTENSITY STRUCTURE; LASER GUIDE STAR; MESOSPHERIC SODIUM; SODIUM LAYER; SODIUM LIGHT; WAVE FRONT SENSORS; WAVEFRONT ERRORS;

ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ELONGATION; OPTICS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SODIUM; WAVEFRONTS;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

EID: 80054703411     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.890296     Document Type: Conference Paper

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