All viewgraphs are courtesy of CFHTand
W.M.
Keck Observatory
INTRODUCTION
All viewgraphs are courtesy of CFHTand
W.M.
Keck Observatory
Principles of Adaptive Optics II Using a Deformable Mirror
Principles of Adaptive Optics III Sensing the Wavefront
Principles of Adaptive Optics IV Sensing the Wavefront (cont.)
Principles of Adaptive Optics V Making the Deformable Mirror Move
Some Definitions II (Seeing Limited vs Diffraction Limited Telescopes, Strehl Ratio)
The "Classified" Babcock Paper PASP (1953) The root of Adaptive Optics Theory
ADONIS: ADaptive Optics Near Infrared System at ESO
University of Hawaii Adaptive Optics System 1994 Used at CFHT and UKIRT
PUEO: Images of Titan and Saturn with a comparison to HST images
PUEO: A Binary Star and The Galactic Center with and without Adaptive Optics
PUEO: NGC 7469 A Distant Galaxy seen from a distance of 200,000,000 Light Years
PUEO: Arp 299 The Merging of Two Galaxies NGC 3690 and IC 694
The KECK System under Construction at Waimea Headquarters on HAWAII
The Next Step INTERFEROMETRY using Two Large Adaptive Optics Telescopes
The KECK INTERFEROMETER for Direct Detection of Exo-Planets
The EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY HOME OF THE VLT
The Very Large Telescope Project (VLT) site in Chile, Cerro Paranal, seen from Space
The VLT Project FOUR 8 METER TELESCOPES as an INTERFEROMETER in Chile
The first steps MMT and Dark Speckle Techniques (Detection Techniques)
A Dedicated Telescope for High Contrast, High Angular Resolution Observations
Large Earth and Moon Based Telescopes (25 to 100 Meter Apertures)
Medical Physics: Optamology Laser Surgery and SUPERVISION?
Medical Physics: Color Perception and SUPERVISION (a possible down side)
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