Adaptive optics projects at ESO

Norbert N. Hubin; Robin Arsenault; Henri Bonnet; Rodolphe Conan; Bernard Delabre; Robert Donaldson; Christophe Dupuy; Enrico Fedrigo; L. Ivanescu; Markus E. Kasper; Markus Kissler-Patig; Jean-Luis Lizon; Miska Le Louarn; Enrico Marchetti; J. Paufique; Stefan Stroebele; Sebastien Tordo

doi:10.1117/12.456995

7 February 2003 Adaptive optics projects at ESO

Norbert N. Hubin, Robin Arsenault, Henri Bonnet, Rodolphe Conan, Bernard Delabre, Robert Donaldson, Christophe Dupuy, Enrico Fedrigo, L. Ivanescu, Markus E. Kasper, Markus Kissler-Patig, Jean-Luis Lizon, Miska Le Louarn, Enrico Marchetti, J. Paufique, Stefan Stroebele, Sebastien Tordo

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Proceedings Volume 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456995
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

Over the past two years ESO has reinforced its efforts in the field of Adaptive Optics. The AO team has currently the challenging objectives to provide 8 Adaptive Optics systems for the VLT in the coming years and has now a world-leading role in that field. This paper will review all AO projects and plans. We will present an overview of the Nasmyth Adaptive Optics System (NAOS) with its infrared imager CONICA installed successfully at the VLT last year. Sodium Laser Guide Star plans will be introduced. The status of the 4 curvature AO systems (MACAO) developed for the VLT interferometer will be discussed. The status of the SINFONI AO module developed to feed the infrared integral field spectrograph (SPIFFI) will be presented. A short description of the Multi-conjugate Adaptive optics Demonstrator MAD and its instrumentation will be introduced. Finally, we will present the plans for the VLT second-generation AO systems and the researches performed in the frame of OWL.

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Norbert N. Hubin, Robin Arsenault, Henri Bonnet, Rodolphe Conan, Bernard Delabre, Robert Donaldson, Christophe Dupuy, Enrico Fedrigo, L. Ivanescu, Markus E. Kasper, Markus Kissler-Patig, Jean-Luis Lizon, Miska Le Louarn, Enrico Marchetti, J. Paufique, Stefan Stroebele, and Sebastien Tordo "Adaptive optics projects at ESO", Proc. SPIE 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II, (7 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456995

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