Adaptive optics prototype system for IR astronomy II: first observing results

Fritz Merkle; Pierre Y. Kern; Francois J. Rigaut; Pierre J. Lena; Gerard Rousset

doi:10.1117/12.20410

1 August 1990 Adaptive optics prototype system for IR astronomy II: first observing results

Fritz Merkle, Pierre Y. Kern, Francois J. Rigaut, Pierre J. Lena, Gerard Rousset

Proceedings Volume 1271, Adaptive Optics and Optical Structures; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20410
Event: The International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1990, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

For the first time in ground-based astronomy, diffraction-limited imaging through atmospheric turbulence has been achieved in real time by adaptive optics in the infrared wavelengths range. This paper presents the first results and a short analysis, which demonstrate the considerable gain in resolution and sensitivity by the application of this technique. Single stars, close binary stars, and a satellite have been resolved. In one cases an other star several arcseconds apart has been used as reference for the wavefront sensing.

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Fritz Merkle, Pierre Y. Kern, Francois J. Rigaut, Pierre J. Lena, and Gerard Rousset "Adaptive optics prototype system for IR astronomy II: first observing results", Proc. SPIE 1271, Adaptive Optics and Optical Structures, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20410

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