Bibcode
Vázquez Ramió, Héctor; Reyes, Marcos; Delgado, José Miguel; Hernández, Elvio; Núñez Cagigal, Miguel; Fuensalida, J. J.; Lombardi, Gianluca; Derie, Frédéric; Navarrete, Julio; Sarazin, Marc
Referencia bibliográfica
The Messenger, vol. 132, p. 29
Fecha de publicación:
6
2008
Número de citas
7
Número de citas referidas
5
Descripción
A new version of the cute-SCIDAR instrument, which employs the
generalised SCIntillation Detection And Ranging technique to obtain
detailed atmospheric turbulence profiles with height, has been designed,
developed and tested by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
The instrument was developed to match the requirements of the ESO VLT
Auxiliary Telescopes, within the framework of the European Extremely
Large Telescope site characterisation project. Commissioning at Paranal
was successfully carried out in November 2007. This upgraded version of
the original instrument, presently working at the Roque de los Muchachos
Observatory, allows g-SCIDAR turbulence profiles to be obtained in real
time, a novel achievement in site testing and also a crucial tool for
the optimum design and operation of Adaptative Optics and
Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics systems.