Improvements in optical telescope performance through adaptive optics: results from the National Solar Observatory prototype adaptive optics system

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve P. Doinidis ◽  
Wiley E. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
Optical Telescope ◽  
National Solar Observatory ◽  
Adaptive Optics System

Development of a low-order Adaptive Optics system at Udaipur Solar Observatory

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 353-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Bayanna ◽  
B. Kumar ◽  
R. E. Louis ◽  
P. Venkatakrishnan ◽  
S. K. Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
Adaptive Optics System ◽  
Low Order

Two-telescope-based solar seeing profile measurement simulation

2022 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Zi-Yue Wang ◽  
De-Qing Ren ◽  
Raffi Saadetian
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Atmospheric Turbulence ◽  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
Performance Estimation ◽  
Image Motion ◽  
Profile Measurement ◽  
Solar Telescope ◽  
National Solar Observatory ◽  
Bear Lake

Abstract Measurements of the daytime seeing profile of the atmospheric turbulence are crucial for evaluating a solar astronomical site so that research on the profile of the atmospheric turbulence as a function of altitude C n 2 ( h n ) becomes more and more critical for performance estimation and optimization of future adaptive optics (AO) including the multi-conjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) systems. Recently, the S-DIMM+ method has been successfully used to measure daytime turbulence profiles above the New Solar Telescope (NST) on Big Bear Lake. However, such techniques are limited by the requirement of using a large solar telescope which is not realistic for a new potential astronomical site. Meanwhile, the A-MASP (advanced multiple-aperture seeing profiler) method is more portable and has been proved that can reliably retrieve the seeing profile up to 16 km with the Dunn Solar Telescope (DST) on the National Solar Observatory (Townson, Kellerer et al.). But the turbulence of the ground layer is calculated by combining A-MASP and S-DIMM+ (Solar Differential Image Motion Monitor+) due to the limitation of the two-individual-telescopes structure. To solve these problems, we introduce the two-telescope seeing profiler (TTSP) which consists of two portable individual telescopes. Numerical simulations have been conducted to evaluate the performance of TTSP. We find our TTSP can effectively retrieve seeing profiles of four turbulence layers with a relative error of less than 4% and is dependable for actual seeing measurement.

AO-308: the high-order adaptive optics system at Big Bear Solar Observatory

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Shumko ◽  
Nicolas Gorceix ◽  
Seonghwan Choi ◽  
Aglaé Kellerer ◽  
Wenda Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
High Order ◽  
Adaptive Optics System

scholarly journals ASTROCLIMATIC STATISTICS AT THE SAYAN SOLAR OBSERVATORY

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Artem Shikhovtsev ◽  
Pavel Kovadlo ◽  
Aleksandr Kiselev
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Solar Telescope ◽  
Vertical Profiles ◽  
Minimum Level ◽  
Optical Turbulence ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Spatial Features ◽  
Adaptive Optics System

The paper analyzes meteorological and optical characteristics of the atmosphere at the Sayan Solar Observatory (SSO) and the future 3 m Large Solar Telescope (LST-3). We examine spatial features of changes in astroclimatic characteristics for the Sayan Solar Observatory and Baikal Astrophysical Observatory (BAO). We have obtained a vertical profile of the structural characteristic of air refractive index fluctuations for a low intensity optical turbulence along the line of sight. This profile is an important result because it will allow us to adjust the adaptive optics system of LST-3 to the best astroclimatic conditions when the correction efficiency is maximal. In order to analyze vertical profiles of optical turbulence characteristics and to assess the contribution of individual atmospheric layers to the isoplanatic angle for a minimum level of total turbulence, we give recommendations for the design of multi-conjugated adaptive optics in general and for LST-3 in particular.

First generation solar adaptive optics system for 1-m New Vacuum Solar Telescope at Fuxian Solar Observatory

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Hui Rao ◽  
Lei Zhu ◽  
Xue-Jun Rao ◽  
Lan-Qiang Zhang ◽  
Hua Bao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
Solar Telescope ◽  
Adaptive Optics System

Adaptive optics system for the IRSOL solar observatory

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renzo Ramelli ◽  
Roberto Bucher ◽  
Leopoldo Rossini ◽  
Michele Bianda ◽  
Silvano Balemi
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
Adaptive Optics System
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