Update on optical design of adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory

Brian J. Bauman; Donald T. Gavel; Kenneth E. Waltjen; Gary J. Freeze; Randall L. Hurd; Elinor L. Gates; Claire E. Max; Scot S. Olivier; Deanna Marie Pennington

doi:10.1117/12.454797

4 February 2002 Update on optical design of adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory

Brian J. Bauman, Donald T. Gavel, Kenneth E. Waltjen, Gary J. Freeze, Randall L. Hurd, Elinor L. Gates, Claire E. Max, Scot S. Olivier, Deanna Marie Pennington

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Proceedings Volume 4494, Adaptive Optics Systems and Technology II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454797
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In 1999, we presented our plan to upgrade the adaptive optics (AO) system on the Lick Observatory Shane telescope (3m) from a prototype instrument pressed into field service to a facility instrument. This paper updates the progress of that plan and details several important improvements in the alignment and calibration of the AO bench. The paper also includes a discussion of the problems seen in the original design of the tip/tilt (t/t) sensor used in laser guide star mode, and how these problems were corrected with excellent results.

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Brian J. Bauman, Donald T. Gavel, Kenneth E. Waltjen, Gary J. Freeze, Randall L. Hurd, Elinor L. Gates, Claire E. Max, Scot S. Olivier, and Deanna Marie Pennington "Update on optical design of adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory", Proc. SPIE 4494, Adaptive Optics Systems and Technology II, (4 February 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454797

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