Abstract
We report on the development and testing of the adaptive optics system for the 6.5 m single-mirror telescope that replaces the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT). This system features an adaptive secondary mirror and other innovations intended to give diffraction-limited infrared imaging with full sky coverage and the ultimate in low optical losses and thermal emissivity. In this paper, we first describe the system from a global perspective and then dwell particularly on the optical features of the system, the science package with integral tip/tilt guiding, and the solid-state sodium guide star laser. Other papers in this conference describe in more detail the innovative 300-actuator adaptive secondary, the control processor architecture and performance, and results from Fasttrac II, the immediate precursor to this system.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2-7 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 3126 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Event | Adaptive Optics and Applications - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Jul 30 1997 → Aug 1 1997 |
Keywords
- Adaptive optics
- Adaptive secondary
- Laser guiding
- MMT
- Sodium laser
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering