Sodium beacon laser system for the Lick Observatory

Herbert W. Friedman,Gaylen V. Erbert,Thomas C. Kuklo,J. Thaddeus Salmon,David A. Smauley,Gary R. Thompson,Jody G. Malik,Jen Nan Wong,Vernon Keith Kanz,Kurt P. Neeb

Sodium beacon laser system for the Lick Observatory

1995

Herbert W. Friedman
Gaylen V. Erbert
Thomas C. Kuklo
J. Thaddeus Salmon
David A. Smauley
Gary R. Thompson
Jody G. Malik
Jen Nan Wong
Vernon Keith Kanz
Kurt P. Neeb

The installation and performance characteristics of a 20 W sodium beacon laser system for the 3 m Shane telescope at the Lick Observatory are presented.

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Sodium
Observatory
Laser guide star
Laser
Astronomy
Telescope
Optics
Nonlinear optics
Physics
Dye laser
Reflecting telescope
Optical fiber
Adaptive optics

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