Abstract
The Natural Guide Star Adaptive Optics (NGS AO) system for the MMT Observatory is currently the only AO system in the world that uses a deformable secondary mirror to provide wavefront correction. This approach has unique advantages in terms of optical simplicity, high throughput and low emissivity. Here we present selected scientific results from the past year and a half of operation. Research with the AO system ranges from small scale structure around planetary nebulae, low mass stellar systems in the near IR, through to nulling interferometry in the mid infra-red.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 48 |
Pages (from-to) | 351-358 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 5490 |
Issue number | PART 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | Advancements in Adaptive Optics - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 21 2004 → Jun 25 2004 |
Keywords
- Adaptive optics
- Adaptive secondary mirror
- Scientific results
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering