Adaptive Optics Systems at the Large Binocular Telescope

Julian C. Christou,Enrico Pinna,Doug Miller,Shane Walsh,Guido Agapito,Fabio Rossi,Cedric Plantet,Steve Ertel,Barry Rothberg

Adaptive Optics Systems at the Large Binocular Telescope

2020

Julian C. Christou
Enrico Pinna
Doug Miller
Shane Walsh
Guido Agapito
Fabio Rossi
Cedric Plantet
Steve Ertel
Barry Rothberg

We present an overview of the AO systems at the LBT concentrating on the unique capability of two adaptive secondary mirrors and pyramid wavefront sensing. These permit AO compensation down to 16th magnitude guide stars enhancing field coverage as well as extreme AO compensation for bright targets.

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Adaptive optics
Wavefront
Large Binocular Telescope
Stars
Pyramid
Optics
adaptive optics systems
Image quality
Computer science

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