MARTINI: system operation and astronomical performance

Andrew Peter Doel; Colin N. Dunlop; John Victor Major; Richard M. Myers; Ray M. Sharples

doi:10.1117/12.48820

1 December 1991 MARTINI: system operation and astronomical performance

Andrew Peter Doel, Colin N. Dunlop, John Victor Major, Richard M. Myers, Ray M. Sharples

Proceedings Volume 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48820
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The MARTINI adaptive optics system has been engineered for regular astronomical observations on the 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope on La Palma. The design specifications for such a general purpose image-sharpening device are discussed. Examples of the imaging performance achieved during development of MARTINI are presented, together with results from visible-region astronomical imaging programs. The prospects for spectroscopic observations with this class of system are outlined.

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Andrew Peter Doel, Colin N. Dunlop, John Victor Major, Richard M. Myers, and Ray M. Sharples "MARTINI: system operation and astronomical performance", Proc. SPIE 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48820

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