Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics for EST

Optic path of the multi-conjugate adaptive optics demonstrator
Organizational Unit
INSTRUMENTATION DIVISION
Organizing institutions
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
General
Description

IAC is developing a Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) bench, with the purpose of demonstrating in laboratory solutions of some of the main problems related with solar MCAO to be applied to the European Solar Telescope (EST).

Principal investigator
Project manager
Project staff
Collaborators
Links of interest
EST European Solar Telescope
Type
Instrumentation
State
In progress
Solar Physics (FS)
Adaptive Optics
MICIU

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