Development of an Infrared Optimized Adaptive Optics System for the Baade 6.5m Telescope

为巴德 6.5m 望远镜开发红外优化自适应光学系统

• 批准号: 0321312
• 负责人: Laird Close
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0321312&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Infrared; Optimized; Adaptive; Optics

The project will duplicate the highly successful Multiple Mirror Telescope chopping/adaptive optics membrane deformable secondary mirror for the Magellan I telescope, where it will provide a new and versatile f/15 Cassegrain focal station. Its first use will be as the basis for a thermal infrared chopping/tip-tilt imaging system producing diffraction-limited, high-Strehl (70%) mid-infrared (5-25 micron) astronomy. The system will uniquely allow deep nulling interferometry, nearly full-sky tip-tilt guiding, and nodding/chopping in the southern hemisphere. After the successful deployment of this secondary we will quickly upgrade its wavefront sensor to allow high speed high-resolution 0.8-5 micron adaptive optics science.

该项目将为麦哲伦I望远镜复制非常成功的多镜望远镜斩波/自适应光学薄膜可变形次级镜，在那里它将提供一个新的、多功能的f/15卡塞格伦焦点站。它将作为热红外斩波/倾斜成像系统的基础，产生衍射受限的高斯特雷尔(70%)中红外(5-25微米)天文学。该系统将独一无二地允许深度零位干涉测量、近乎全天空倾斜制导，以及在南半球点头/切碎。在成功部署后，我们将迅速升级其波前传感器，以允许高速、高分辨率、0.8-5微米的自适应光学科学。