High-resolution infrared imaging utilizing a tip-tilt secondary mirror

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Abstract

A tip-tilt secondary system has been developed on a 2.3 m telescope. The system, called FASTTRAC, stabilizes image motion to less than 0.1' rms at closed loop corrective frequencies of ≤ 100 Hz. Resolutions of 0.19' and Strehl ratios of 0.14 have been obtained in long exposure images at 1.6 μm in seeing conditions of D/ro approximately 4. FASTTRAC is unique in its ability to use infrared guide stars (K ≤ 8). Recently FASTTRAC was upgraded to accommodate a low read noise CCD, allowing faint visible guide stars to be utilized. We anticipate that guide stars of R = 17 will be adequate at correction frequencies of 30 Hz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsMark A. Ealey, Fritz Merkle
Pages447-457
Number of pages11
StatePublished - 1994
EventAdaptive Optics in Astronomy - Kailua, HI, USA
Duration: Mar 17 1994Mar 18 1994

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume2201
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherAdaptive Optics in Astronomy
CityKailua, HI, USA
Period3/17/943/18/94

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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