A Training Program in Adaptive Optics at the University of Chicago (Graduate Research Traineeship)

自适应光学（AO）培训计划在大学 关于芝加哥 自适应光学补偿湍流的影响， 地球的大气层，使大型地面 用望远镜来观察宇宙 太空观测站。 在大学里的项目 芝加哥大学为博士级科学家提供培训 这一新技术的专家以及培养博士水平 光学天文学家在自适应光学中的应用 技术和技巧。 该方案包括三个部分： 1)天文学课程，高分辨率成像 图像处理中的数学技术 和数据分析。 2)开发新技术的实验室项目。 这包括建造可变形镜，超低 噪声检测器，并使用高速数字计算机作为 以及开发新的算法来处理 数据 一个2瓦的染料激光器将被建立和用于激光 在亚利桑那州和新墨西哥州进行信标测试。一个更 强大的新型固体激光器也将用于 在高层大气中产生人造信标。 3)一项研究计划，建立自适应光学 系统，并将其用于大型天文学 望远镜 SD 10 69执行器自适应光学系统将被移动到 威斯康星州的耶基斯天文台，它将被用作 第一个为超高分辨率摄谱仪供电的AO系统 用于恒星地震学的研究 恒星周围的行星。另外两个系统正在建设中， 在阿帕奇角的3.5米望远镜上使用 新墨西哥州的天文台。 这将是第一个激光信标 自适应光学系统可用于天文学。学生 鼓励与教师合作，追求新的天文线 利用设施提供的数据开展调查， 改进增强和解释数据的手段。

A Training Program in Adaptive Optics (AO) at the University of Chicago Adaptive optics compensates for the effect of turbulence in the earth's atmosphere and enables large ground-based telescopes to observe the universe with much of the clarity of space-based observatories. The program at the University of Chicago provides training for both Ph.D level scientists expert in this new technology as well as for training Ph.D level optical astronomers in the application of adaptive optics technology and techniques. The program consists of three parts: 1) Course work in astronomy, high resolution imaging and mathematical techniques in image processing and data analysis. 2) A laboratory program which develops new technology. This includes building deformable mirrors, ultra low noise detectors, and using high speed digital computers as well as developing new algorithms to process the data. A 2 watt dye laser will be built and used for laser beacon tests in Arizona and New Mexico. A much more powerful new solid state laser will also be used to generate artificial beacons in the upper atmosphere. 3) A research program which builds adaptive optics systems and uses them on large astronomical telescopes. A SD10 69 actuator adaptive optics system will be moved to Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin where it will be used as the first AO system to feed a very high resolution spectrograph to be used for research on stellar seismology and a search for planets around stars. Two other systems are being built by students for use at the 3.5 meter telescope at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. These will be the first laser beacon adaptive optics systems available for astronomy. Students are encouraged to work with faculty to pursue new lines of astronomical investigations opened up by use of data from the facility and to improve the means of enhancing and interpreting the data.