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Norman Mark Milton

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2010 Paper

Status of the 6.5m MMT Telescope laser adaptive optics system

Eduardo Bendek, Michael Hart, Keith Powell, Norman Milton, Vidhya Vaitheeswaran, Don McCarthy, Craig Kulesa, Shawn Callahan, S. Mark Ammons, Aurea Garcia Rissmann

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77360O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857663

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Tomography, Stars, Telescopes, Actuators, Laser optics, Wavefront sensors, Control systems, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2009 Paper

Wide field astronomical image compensation with multiple laser-guided adaptive optics

Michael Hart, N. Mark Milton, Christoph Baranec, Thomas Stalcup, Keith Powell, Eduardo Bendek, Don McCarthy, Craig Kulesa

Proceedings Volume 7468, 74680L (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827301

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Stars, Mirrors, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, K band, Wavefronts, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Commissioning the MMT ground-layer and laser tomography adaptive optics systems

N. Mark Milton, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Christoph Baranec, Thomas Stalcup, Keith Powell, Don McCarthy, Craig Kulesa, Keith Hege

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701522 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788541

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Servomechanisms, Point spread functions, Laser optics, Tomography, Diffraction, Charge-coupled devices, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2007 Paper

Real-time atmospheric turbulence profile estimation using modal covariance measurements from multiple guide stars

N. Mark Milton, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Jessica Bernier, Christoph Baranec

Proceedings Volume 6691, 66910B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734377

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Adaptive optics, Stars, Tomography, Laser guide stars, Atmospheric turbulence, Telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, Actuators, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2007 Paper

Multi-laser-guided adaptive optics for the Large Binocular Telescope

M. Lloyd-Hart, R. Angel, R. Green, T. Stalcup, N. Milton, K. Powell

Proceedings Volume 6691, 66910O (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734821

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Infrared imaging, Control systems, Stars, Thermography, Sodium, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2007 Paper

Astronomical imaging using ground-layer adaptive optics

Christoph Baranec, Michael Lloyd-Hart, N. Mark Milton, Thomas Stalcup, Miguel Snyder, Vidhya Vaitheeswaran, Don McCarthy, Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 6691, 66910N (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732609

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Stars, Laser guide stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Calibration, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Modeling a GLAO system for the Gemini Observatory

David Andersen, David Crampton, Kei Szeto, Simon Morris, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Richard Myers, Jeff Stoesz, Andrei Tokovinin, Tim Butterley, N. Mark Milton, Jean-Pierre Véran, Richard Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62725B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672229

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Gemini Observatory, Atmospheric modeling, Turbulence, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Monte Carlo methods, Stars, Performance modeling, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Scientific goals for the MMT's multilaser-guided adaptive optics

Michael Lloyd-Hart, Thomas Stalcup, Christoph Baranec, N. Mark Milton, Matthew Rademacher, Miguel Snyder, Michael Meyer, Daniel Eisenstein

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62724J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672481

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Tomography, Mirrors, K band, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

A proposed implementation of a ground layer adaptive optics system on the Gemini Telescope

Kei Szeto, David Andersen, David Crampton, Simon Morris, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Richard Myers, Joseph Jensen, Murray Fletcher, W. Rusty Gardhouse, N. Mark Milton, John Pazder, Jeff Stoesz, Doug Simons, Jean-Pierre Véran

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626958 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672566

KEYWORDS: Gemini Observatory, Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Image quality, Laser guide stars, Wavefront sensors, Space telescopes, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Design of the adaptive optics systems for GMT

Michael Lloyd-Hart, Roger Angel, N. Mark Milton, Matt Rademacher, Johanan Codona

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62720E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672444

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sensors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Stars, Mirrors, Infrared sensors, Thermography, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Tomographic reconstruction of stellar wavefronts from multiple laser guide stars

Christoph Baranec, Michael Lloyd-Hart, N. Mark Milton, Thomas Stalcup, Miguel Snyder, Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 6272, 627203 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672529

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Stars, Tomography, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Turbulence, Telescopes, Sensors, Cameras, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Progress towards tomographic wavefront reconstruction using dynamically refocused Rayleigh laser beacons

Christoph Baranec, Michael Lloyd-Hart, N. Mark Milton, Tom Stalcup, James Georges, Miguel Snyder, Nicole Putnam, James Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552297

KEYWORDS: Tomography, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Stars, Telescopes, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Wavefront reconstruction, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

Field tests of wavefront sensing with multiple Rayleigh laser guide stars and dynamic refocus

Thomas Stalcup, James Georges, Miguel Snyder, Christoph Baranec, Nicole Putnam, N. Mark Milton, James Roger Angel, Michael Lloyd-Hart

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551952

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Projection systems, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Stars, Adaptive optics, Tomography, Cameras, Rayleigh guide stars, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Clio: a 5 µm camera for the detection of giant exoplanets

Melanie Freed, Philip Hinz, Michael Meyer, N. Mark Milton, Michael Lloyd-Hart

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550940

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Speckle, Adaptive optics, Stars, Planets, Jupiter, Sensors, Point spread functions, Thermography, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2003 Paper

Sky demonstration of potential for ground-layer adaptive optics correction

Christoph Baranec, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Johanan Codona, N. Milton

Proceedings Volume 5169, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.539897

KEYWORDS: Stars, Wavefronts, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Zernike polynomials, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical calibration, Turbulence

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Proceedings Article | 24 December 2003 Paper

Design and expected performance of an MCAO system for the Giant Magellan Telescope

N. Mark Milton, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Andrew Cheng, James Georges, James Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 5169, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511742

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Stars, Rayleigh guide stars, Sodium, Optical design, Geometrical optics, Laser guide stars

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

Design and expected performance of the 6.5-m MMT MCAO system

Michael Lloyd-Hart, N. Mark Milton

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459042

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Atmospheric optics, Pulsed laser operation, Imaging systems, Atmospheric modeling, Laser guide stars, Modes of laser operation, Geometrical optics, Beam guidance systems

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

Multiconjugate adaptive optics for a new generation of giant telescopes

Michael Lloyd-Hart, N. Mark Milton

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458170

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Sodium, Tomography, Atmospheric modeling, Rayleigh guide stars, Turbulence, Imaging spectroscopy

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