Design of the MagAO-X pyramid wavefront sensor

Lauren Schatz, Oli Durney, Jared R. Males, Laird Close, Olivier Guyon, Michael Hart, Jennifer Lumbres, Kelsey Miller, Justin Knight, Alexander Rodack

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Abstract

Adaptive optics systems correct atmospheric turbulence in real time. Most adaptive optics systems used routinely correct in the near infrared, at wavelengths greater than 1 m. MagAO-X is a new extreme adaptive optics (ExAO) instrument that will offer corrections at visible-to-near-IR wavelengths. MagAO-X will achieve Strehls 70% at H when running the 2048 high-order actuator deformable mirror at 3.7 kHz. A visible pyramid wavefront sensor (PWFS) optimized for sensing at 600-1000 nm wavelengths will provide the high-order wavefront sensing on MagAO-X.We present the optical design and predicted performance of the MagAO-X pyramid wavefront sensor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
StatePublished - 2017
Event5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017 - Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Duration: Jun 25 2017Jun 30 2017

Other

Other5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017
Country/TerritorySpain
CityTenerife, Canary Islands
Period6/25/176/30/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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