Photon return on-sky test for “by-product” Rayleigh plume of sodium laser guide star
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DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2021.127515
Abstract: The sodium laser guide star (sLGS) adaptive optics (AO) system has become an essential component for large ground-based optical/infrared telescope. The performance of the AO system can be significantly hindered if the on-sky spot profile… read more here.
Keywords: laser; turbulence; guide star; laser guide ... See more keywords
Impact of Laser Guide Star facilities on neighbouring telescopes: the case of GTC, TMT, VLT, and ELT lasers and the Cherenkov Telescope Array
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2188
Abstract: Powerful Laser Guide Star (LGS) systems are standard for the next-generation of extremely large telescopes. However, modern earth-based astronomy has gone through a process of concentration on few sites with exceptional sky quality, resulting in… read more here.
Keywords: tmt; telescope; guide star; laser guide ... See more keywords
Adaptive optics in spectroscopy and densely labeled-fluorescence applications.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.033865
Abstract: Adaptive optics systems have been integrated in many imaging modalities in order to correct for aberrations that are introduced by samples and optical elements. Usually, the optical system has access to a guide star (i.e.,… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy densely; densely labeled; optics; guide star ... See more keywords