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Authors |
Name | | Affiliation |
Richard Wilson |
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University of Durham |
Tim Butterley |
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University of Durham |
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Abstract |
Session | | 1 (Instrumentation and observations to quantify the magnitude and distribution of atmospheric optical turbulence.) |
Title | | 'SLODAR Turbulence Profiling' |
Abstract | | SLODAR (SLOpe Detection And Ranging) is a method for profiling of the altitude and velocity of atmospheric optical turbulence, by using a telescope equipped with a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor to observe double stars. Recent developments and results from SLODAR will be reviewed, including data from systems deployed at Cerro Paranal and Mauna Kea.
Potential future enhancements and applications of the technique will be
discussed. These include improvements to stand-alone (small telescope) SLODAR
turbulence/seeing monitors, as well as prospects for detailed characterization
of atmospheric optical turbulence via high order SLODAR wavefront sensing on
large telescopes.
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