Simulation of DKIST solar adaptive optics system

Jose Marino; Elizabeth Carlisle; Dirk Schmidt

doi:10.1117/12.2232060

27 July 2016 Simulation of DKIST solar adaptive optics system

Jose Marino, Elizabeth Carlisle, Dirk Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 9909, Adaptive Optics Systems V; 99097C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232060
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Solar adaptive optics (AO) simulations are a valuable tool to guide the design and optimization process of current and future solar AO and multi-conjugate AO (MCAO) systems. Solar AO and MCAO systems rely on extended object cross-correlating Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors to measure the wavefront. Accurate solar AO simulations require computationally intensive operations, which have until recently presented a prohibitive computational cost. We present an update on the status of a solar AO and MCAO simulation tool being developed at the National Solar Observatory. The simulation tool is a multi-threaded application written in the C++ language that takes advantage of current large multi-core CPU computer systems and fast ethernet connections to provide accurate full simulation of solar AO and MCAO systems. It interfaces with KAOS, a state of the art solar AO control software developed by the Kiepenheuer-Institut fuer Sonnenphysik, that provides reliable AO control. We report on the latest results produced by the solar AO simulation tool.

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Jose Marino, Elizabeth Carlisle, and Dirk Schmidt "Simulation of DKIST solar adaptive optics system", Proc. SPIE 9909, Adaptive Optics Systems V, 99097C (27 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232060

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