A test bench for ARGOS: integration of sub-systems and validation of the wavefront sensing

Gilles Orban de Xivry; Sebastian Rabien

doi:10.1117/12.926275

13 September 2012 A test bench for ARGOS: integration of sub-systems and validation of the wavefront sensing

Proceedings Volume 8447, Adaptive Optics Systems III; 844751 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926275
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

ARGOS, the wide eld Laser Guide Stars adaptive optics system for the Large Binocular Telescope, is now entering its installation phase. In the meanwhile, we have started a test bench in order to integrate various Argos sub-systems and demonstrate its wavefront measurements. To this objective, we rst validate three key components of the Argos wavefront sensor which we then integrate together. The test bench therefore comprises the Argos wavefront camera system - including a large frame, fast framerate, high quantum eciency and low readout noise pnCCD -, the slope computer, and a optical gating unit. While we present here the demonstration of those three key components, it is also a step to their system level integration that enables us to validate the wavefront measurements in term of noises, timing and computation. In the near future, those system will be integrated to the wavefront sensor system of ARGOS.

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Gilles Orban de Xivry and Sebastian Rabien "A test bench for ARGOS: integration of sub-systems and validation of the wavefront sensing", Proc. SPIE 8447, Adaptive Optics Systems III, 844751 (13 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926275

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