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

该项目将复制非常成功的多镜望远镜斩波/自适应光学膜可变形次镜的麦哲伦一号望远镜，在那里它将提供一个新的和多功能的f/15卡塞格伦焦点站。它的第一个用途将是作为一个热红外斩波/倾斜倾斜成像系统产生衍射限制，高斯特列尔（70%）中红外（5-25微米）天文学的基础。该系统将独特地允许在南半球进行深调零干涉测量、几乎全天空的倾斜引导和点头/斩波。在成功部署这一次级之后，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微米自适应光学科学。

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.