Status progress of AdOpt@TNG and offer to the international astronomical community

M. Cecconi; A. Ghedina; P. Bagnara; A. Baruffolo; C. J. Carmona Rodriguez; G. Cresci; E. Diolaiti; J. Farinato; W. Gaessler; L. C. Gonzalez Suárez; F. Mannucci; R. Ragazzoni; A. L. Riverol Rodrìguez

doi:10.1117/12.672215

28 June 2006 Status progress of AdOpt@TNG and offer to the international astronomical community

M. Cecconi, A. Ghedina, P. Bagnara, A. Baruffolo, C. J. Carmona Rodriguez, G. Cresci, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, W. Gaessler, L. C. Gonzalez Suárez, F. Mannucci, R. Ragazzoni, A. L. Riverol Rodrìguez

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Proceedings Volume 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II; 62722G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672215
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The Adaptive Optics Module of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (AdOpt@TNG) has enjoyed a huge refurbishment. A new WaveFront Sensing CCD (EEV39 80x80pixels by SciMeasure) has been mounted, allowing for up to 1KHz frame rate. Thanks to the versatility of the pyramid wavefront sensor, the fast changing of the 4x4 and 8x8 pupil sampling has been easily and successfully implemented. A dual pentium processor PC with Real-Time Linux has substituted the old VME as Real Time Computer. The implementation of the new Deformable Mirror by Xinetics will be also discussed. A new Graphical User Interface has been built to allow for user-friendly utilization of the module by astronomers. On-sky observations will be presented in terms of FWHM and Strehl Ratio for different values of guiding star magnitudes and seeing conditions. The encouraging on-sky results and overall system stability pushed to offer AdOpt@TNG to the international astronomical community.

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M. Cecconi, A. Ghedina, P. Bagnara, A. Baruffolo, C. J. Carmona Rodriguez, G. Cresci, E. Diolaiti, J. Farinato, W. Gaessler, L. C. Gonzalez Suárez, F. Mannucci, R. Ragazzoni, and A. L. Riverol Rodrìguez "Status progress of AdOpt@TNG and offer to the international astronomical community", Proc. SPIE 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II, 62722G (28 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672215

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