Adaptive optics for the 6.5-m MMT

Michael Lloyd-Hart; Francois P. Wildi; Buddy Martin; Patrick C. McGuire; Matthew A. Kenworthy; Robert L. Johnson; Bruce C. Fitz-Patrick; George Z. Angeli; Stephen M. Miller III; James Roger P. Angel

doi:10.1117/12.390307

7 July 2000 Adaptive optics for the 6.5-m MMT

Michael Lloyd-Hart, Francois P. Wildi, Buddy Martin, Patrick C. McGuire, Matthew A. Kenworthy, Robert L. Johnson, Bruce C. Fitz-Patrick, George Z. Angeli, Stephen M. Miller III, James Roger P. Angel

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Proceedings Volume 4007, Adaptive Optical Systems Technology; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390307
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The adaptive optics system for the 6.5 m MMT conversion telescope will be the first to compensate the aberrated wavefront at the telescope's secondary mirror. This approach has unique advantages in terms of optical simplicity, high throughput and low emissivity. We report here the present state of construction, and the results of static and dynamic performance tests of the Cassegrain optical package.

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Michael Lloyd-Hart, Francois P. Wildi, Buddy Martin, Patrick C. McGuire, Matthew A. Kenworthy, Robert L. Johnson, Bruce C. Fitz-Patrick, George Z. Angeli, Stephen M. Miller III, and James Roger P. Angel "Adaptive optics for the 6.5-m MMT", Proc. SPIE 4007, Adaptive Optical Systems Technology, (7 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390307

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