Paper
4 February 2002 First results from the Subaru AO system
Author Affiliations +
Abstract
An adaptive optics system was developed for the 8.2-m Subaru Telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The system saw first light on 2 December 2000 and achieved diffraction limited imaging in the K- and L- band. The system is located at the Cassegrain focus of Subaru and can feed either IRCS, an infrared camera and spectrograph (used for first light) or CIAO, an infrared coronagraphic imager. The system features a 36-elements curvature sensor using avalanche photo diodes and a 36-electrodes bimorph deformable mirror. The curvature sensor and deformable mirror were custom designed for an optimum match. Wavefront sensing is performed in the visible range while AO-corrected observations are made in the infrared. In this paper the first AO observations are described and the system performances are compared with the design values. A comparison is also made with other existing AO systems. First scientific demonstrations are shown.
© (2002) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Wolfgang Gaessler, Hideki Takami, Naruhisa Takato, Yutaka Hayano, Yukiko Kamata, David Saint-Jacques, Yosuke Minowa, and Masanori Iye "First results from the Subaru AO system", Proc. SPIE 4494, Adaptive Optics Systems and Technology II, (4 February 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454806
Lens.org Logo
CITATIONS
Cited by 19 scholarly publications.
Advertisement
Advertisement
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission  Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace
KEYWORDS
Adaptive optics

Mirrors

Stars

Deformable mirrors

Telescopes

Imaging systems

Sensors

RELATED CONTENT

ShaneAO an enhanced adaptive optics and IR imaging system...
Proceedings of SPIE (September 13 2012)
Laser guide star AO project at the Subaru Telescope
Proceedings of SPIE (October 25 2004)
Adaptive optics system for Cassegrain focus of Subaru 8.2 m...
Proceedings of SPIE (September 11 1998)
METIS: the thermal infrared instrument for the E-ELT
Proceedings of SPIE (September 24 2012)
Adaptive optics projects at ESO
Proceedings of SPIE (February 07 2003)
Adaptive optics ultimate performance and main concepts
Proceedings of SPIE (November 03 1998)

Back to Top