OPERA, an automatic PSF reconstruction software for Shack-Hartmann AO systems: application to Altair

Laurent Jolissaint; Jean-Pierre Veran; Jose Marino

doi:10.1117/12.551767

25 October 2004 OPERA, an automatic PSF reconstruction software for Shack-Hartmann AO systems: application to Altair

Laurent Jolissaint, Jean-Pierre Veran, Jose Marino

Proceedings Volume 5490, Advancements in Adaptive Optics; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551767
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

When doing high angular resolution imaging with adaptive optics (AO), it is of crucial importance to have an accurate knowledge of the point spread function associated with each observation. Applications are numerous: image contrast enhancement by deconvolution, improved photometry and astrometry, as well as real time AO performance evaluation. In this paper, we present our work on automatic PSF reconstruction based on control loop data, acquired simultaneously with the observation. This problem has already been solved for curvature AO systems. To adapt this method to another type of WFS, a specific analytical noise propagation model must be established. For the Shack-Hartmann WFS, we are able to derive a very accurate estimate of the noise on each slope measurement, based on the covariances of the WFS CCD pixel values in the corresponding sub-aperture. These covariances can be either derived off-line from telemetry data, or calculated by the AO computer during the acquisition. We present improved methods to determine 1) r₀ from the DM drive commands, which includes an estimation of the outer scale L₀ 2) the contribution of the high spatial frequency component of the turbulent phase, which is not corrected by the AO system and is scaled by r0. This new method has been implemented in an IDL-based software called OPERA (Performance of Adaptive Optics). We have tested OPERA on Altair, the recently commissioned Gemini-North AO system, and present our preliminary results. We also summarize the AO data required to run OPERA on any other AO system.

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Laurent Jolissaint, Jean-Pierre Veran, and Jose Marino "OPERA, an automatic PSF reconstruction software for Shack-Hartmann AO systems: application to Altair", Proc. SPIE 5490, Advancements in Adaptive Optics, (25 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551767

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