Development of a Visible-Light Adaptive Optics Upgrade at Palomar Mountain

AST-0619922 -- Dekany/Caltech 5米帕洛马望远镜上现有的红外自适应光学系统将升级到可见光波段。该仪器将达到16毫角秒的空间分辨率，这将超过任何地面或空间望远镜在这些波长上的能力。自适应光学系统将适用于行星、柯伊伯带天体、前主序星双星、演化恒星和邻近星系的研究。主要研究者承诺在项目过程中支持来自美国各地的12名本科生。

AST-0619922 -- Dekany/CaltechThe existing infrared, adaptive optics system on the 5 meter Palomar telescope will be upgraded to operate in visible light bands. The instrument will achieve spatial resolution of 16 milliarcseconds, which would exceed the capability of any ground-based or space-based telescope at these wavelengths. The adaptive optics system will have applicability to research on planets, Kuiper Belt Objects, pre-main sequence binary stars, evolved stars, and nearby galaxies. The principal investigator commits to support twelve undergraduate students from across the United States during the course of the project.