ESCAPE: efficient synthesis of calibrations for adaptive optics through pseudo-synthetic and empirical methods

Jacob Taylor; Robin Swanson; Parker Levesque; Masen Lamb; Amali Vaz; Manny Montoya; Andrew Gardner; Katie M. Morzinski; Suresh Sivanandam

doi:10.1117/12.3020489

27 August 2024 ESCAPE: efficient synthesis of calibrations for adaptive optics through pseudo-synthetic and empirical methods

Jacob Taylor, Robin Swanson, Parker Levesque, Masen Lamb, Amali Vaz, Manny Montoya, Andrew Gardner, Katie M. Morzinski, Suresh Sivanandam

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Proceedings Volume 13097, Adaptive Optics Systems IX; 130970V (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020489
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

With the commissioning of the refurbished adaptive secondary mirror (ASM) for the 6.5-meter MMT Observatory under way, special consideration had to be made to properly calibrate the mirror response functions to generate an interaction matrix (IM). The commissioning of the ASM is part of the MMT Adaptive optics exo- Planet characterization System (MAPS) upgrade the observatory’s legacy adaptive optics (AO) system. Unlike most AO systems, MAPS employs a convex ASM which prevents the introduction of a calibration source capable of simultaneously illuminating its ASM and wavefront sensor (WFS). This makes calibration of the AO system a significant hurdle in commissioning. To address this, we have employed a hybrid calibration strategy we call the Efficient Synthesis of Calibrations for Adaptive Optics through Pseudo-synthetic and Empirical methods (ESCAPE). ESCAPE combines the DO-CRIME on-sky calibration method with the SPRINT method for computing pseudo-synthetic calibration matrices. To monitor quasi-static system change, the ESCAPE methodology rapidly and continuously generates pseudo-synthetic calibration matrices using continual empirical feedback in either open or closed-loop. In addition, by measuring the current IM in the background while in close-loop, we are also able to measure the optical gains for pyramid wavefront sensor (PyWFS) systems. In this paper, we will provide the mathematical foundation of the ESCAPE calibration strategy and on-sky results from its application in calibrating the MMT Observatory’s ASM. Additionally, we will showcase the validation of our approach from our AO testbed and share preliminary on-sky results from MMT.

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Jacob Taylor, Robin Swanson, Parker Levesque, Masen Lamb, Amali Vaz, Manny Montoya, Andrew Gardner, Katie M. Morzinski, and Suresh Sivanandam "ESCAPE: efficient synthesis of calibrations for adaptive optics through pseudo-synthetic and empirical methods", Proc. SPIE 13097, Adaptive Optics Systems IX, 130970V (27 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020489

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