Mesospheric sodium monitoring for laser guide star

Bibcode
2004SPIE.5572..392C
DOI
10.1117/12.565698
Chueca, Sergio; Fuensalida, J. J.; Alonso, Angel; Reyes, Marcos
Bibliographical reference

Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems VII. Edited by Gonglewski, John D.; Stein, Karin. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5572, pp. 392-399 (2004).

Advertised on:
11
2004
Number of authors
4
IAC number of authors
4
Citations
1
Refereed citations
0
Description
The experimental study of sodium layer is relevant to fields such as adaptive optics, in particular for laser guide star generation. We have developed an instrument to make systematic measures of the most relevant parameters of the sodium layer above canarian observatories. The measurement provides information about sodium layer: the medium altitude, the columnal abundance, the density profile and temporal evolution. These observations are important to design the new generation of adaptive optic instruments. We present the experimental set-up, the first results of the experiment and the plans to conduct a statistical study in the future.
Type
Non-refereed

It may interest you

  • Non-refereed
    Study of basaltic asteroids through their phase curves
    Introduction Classified as type-V, the basaltic asteroids of the Main Belt (MB), for the most part, are connected to Vesta's dynamic family. However, since the discovery of the V-type asteroid (1459) Magnya in the outer MB, several new asteroids have been found in different regions, including V-types from inner regions not belonging to the Vesta
    Arcoverde, Plicida et al.

    Advertised on:

    9
    2024
    Bibcode
    2024EPSC...17..999A
    Citations
    0
  • Non-refereed
    MAAT: an IFU for GTC optimized using spectrograph wavefront measurements and superoptimization
    The Mirror-slicer Array for Astronomical Transients (MAAT) is an IFU now being manufactured for the OSIRIS spectrograph on the 10.4-m GRANTECAN (GTC) telescope at La Palma. It is based on the Advanced Image Slicer (AIS) concept as are MUSE and KMOS on the VLT (among many others). Very significant changes to the design had to be made due in part to
    Content, Robert et al.

    Advertised on:

    7
    2024
    Bibcode
    2024SPIE13096E..95C
    Citations
    0
  • Non-refereed
    JWST observations of Chiron: A unique active Centaur beyond 18 AU
    Chiron is the second-largest Centaur, with an effective diameter of 210 km, and is among the most well-studied minor bodies in the middle and outer Solar System. Notably, Chiron belongs to the enigmatic subpopulation of active Centaurs and has displayed cometary activity several times since its discovery. In March 2021, Chiron underwent an outburst
    Wong, Ian et al.

    Advertised on:

    10
    2024
    Bibcode
    2024DPS....5640507W
    Citations
    0