Design of the atmospheric sodium profiler for the VLT laser guide star

David James Butler; Stefan Hippler; Udo Neumann; Ralf-Rainer Rohloff; Bernard Grimm; Richard I. Davies

doi:10.1117/12.458865

7 February 2003 Design of the atmospheric sodium profiler for the VLT laser guide star

David James Butler, Stefan Hippler, Udo Neumann, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Bernard Grimm, Richard I. Davies

Proceedings Volume 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458865
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

An important requirement for the VLT Laser Guide Star Facility is the ability to measure the centroid height of the atmospheric sodium layer, located at an altitude of about 90km, to an accuracy of 200m. In this paper, we describe the sodium profiler system designed to achieve this and the expected performance.

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David James Butler, Stefan Hippler, Udo Neumann, Ralf-Rainer Rohloff, Bernard Grimm, and Richard I. Davies "Design of the atmospheric sodium profiler for the VLT laser guide star", Proc. SPIE 4839, Adaptive Optical System Technologies II, (7 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458865

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