MAORY: the adaptive optics module for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Ciliegi ◽  
Guido Agapito ◽  
Matteo Aliverti ◽  
Carmelo Arcidiacono ◽  
Andrea Balestra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Large Telescope

scholarly journals Successful application of PSF-R techniques to the case of the globular cluster NGC 6121 (M 4)

2020 ◽  
Vol 634 ◽  
pp. L5 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Massari ◽  
A. Marasco ◽  
O. Beltramo-Martin ◽  
J. Milli ◽  
G. Fiorentino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Hybrid Technique ◽  
Large Telescope ◽  
Point Spread ◽  
Accurate Knowledge ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Spread Function ◽  
Astronomical Images ◽  
Proper Analysis

Context. Precise photometric and astrometric measurements on astronomical images require an accurate knowledge of the point spread function (PSF). When the PSF cannot be modelled directly from the image, PSF-reconstruction techniques become the only viable solution. So far, however, their performance on real observations has rarely been quantified. Aims. In this Letter, we test the performance of a novel hybrid technique, called PRIME, on Adaptive Optics-assisted SPHERE/ZIMPOL observations of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 6121. Methods. PRIME couples PSF-reconstruction techniques, based on control-loop data and direct image fitting performed on the only bright point-like source available in the field of view of the ZIMPOL exposures, with the aim of building the PSF model. Results. By exploiting this model, the magnitudes and positions of the stars in the field can be measured with an unprecedented precision, which surpasses that obtained by more standard methods by at least a factor of four for on-axis stars and by up to a factor of two on fainter, off-axis stars. Conclusions. Our results demonstrate the power of PRIME in recovering precise magnitudes and positions when the information directly coming from astronomical images is limited to only a few point-like sources and, thus, paving the way for a proper analysis of future Extremely Large Telescope observations of sparse stellar fields or individual extragalactic objects.

scholarly journals Multiconjugate Adaptive Optics for Astronomy

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Rigaut ◽  
Benoit Neichel
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Phase Reconstruction ◽  
Large Telescope ◽  
Wavefront Sensors ◽  
Error Sources ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
Current Systems ◽  
Solar Astronomy

Since the year 2000, adaptive optics (AO) has seen the emergence of a variety of new concepts addressing particular science needs; multiconjugate adaptive optics (MCAO) is one of them. By correcting the atmospheric turbulence in 3D using several wavefront sensors and a tomographic phase reconstruction approach, MCAO aims to provide uniform diffraction limited images in the near-infrared over fields of view larger than 1 arcmin2, i.e., 10 to 20 times larger in area than classical single conjugated AO. In this review, we give a brief reminder of the AO principles and limitations, and then focus on aspects particular to MCAO, such as tomography and specific MCAO error sources. We present examples and results from past or current systems: MAD (Multiconjugate Adaptive Optics Demonstrator) and GeMS (Gemini MCAO System) for nighttime astronomy and the AO system, at Big Bear for solar astronomy. We examine MCAO performance (Strehl ratio up to 40% in H band and full width at half maximum down to 52 mas in the case of MCAO), with a particular focus on photometric and astrometric accuracy, and conclude with considerations on the future of MCAO in the Extremely Large Telescope and post–HST era.

scholarly journals NAOMI: the adaptive optics system of the Auxiliary Telescopes of the VLTI

2019 ◽  
Vol 629 ◽  
pp. A41 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Woillez ◽  
J. A. Abad ◽  
R. Abuter ◽  
E. Aller Carpentier ◽  
J. Alonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Large Telescope ◽  
Wavefront Correction ◽  
Design Performance ◽  
Very Large Telescope ◽  
Fringe Tracking ◽  
Adaptive Optics System ◽  
Atmospheric Seeing

Context. The tip-tilt stabilisation system of the 1.8 m Auxiliary Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer was never dimensioned for robust fringe tracking, except when atmospheric seeing conditions are excellent. Aims. Increasing the level of wavefront correction at the telescopes is expected to improve the coupling into the single-mode fibres of the instruments, and enable robust fringe tracking even in degraded conditions. Methods. We deployed a new adaptive optics module for interferometry (NAOMI) on the Auxiliary Telescopes. Results. We present its design, performance, and effect on the observations that are carried out with the interferometric instruments.

scholarly journals A FOSSIL BULGE GLOBULAR CLUSTER REVEALED BY VERY LARGE TELESCOPE MULTI-CONJUGATE ADAPTIVE OPTICS

2011 ◽  
Vol 737 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Ortolani ◽  
Beatriz Barbuy ◽  
Yazan Momany ◽  
Ivo Saviane ◽  
Eduardo Bica ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Globular Cluster ◽  
Large Telescope ◽  
Very Large Telescope

Large-telescope natural guide star adaptive optics system

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Redding ◽  
Mark H. Milman ◽  
Laura Needels
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Large Telescope ◽  
Guide Star ◽  
Adaptive Optics System

scholarly journals Numerical Evaluation of Pyramid Type Sensors for Extreme Adaptive Optics for the European Extremely Large Telescope

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Clare ◽  
Byron Engler ◽  
Steve Weddell ◽  
Iuliia Shatokhina ◽  
Andreas Obereder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Numerical Evaluation ◽  
Large Telescope

The field stabilization and adaptive optics mirrors for the European Extremaly Large Telescope

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Vernet ◽  
Lieselotte Jochum ◽  
Paolo La Penna ◽  
Norbert Hubin ◽  
Riccardo Muradore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Large Telescope
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