The ESO Adaptive Optics Facility

S. Ströbele; R. Arsenault; R. Bacon; R. Biasi; B. Bonaccini-Calia; M. Downing; R. D. Conzelmann; B. Delabre; R. Donaldson; M. Duchateau; S. Esposito; E. Fedrigo; D. Gallieni; W. K P Hackenberg; N. Hubin; M. Kasper; M. Kissler-Patig; M. Le Louarn; R. McDermid; S. Oberti; J. Paufique; A. Riccardi; R. Stuik; E. Vernet

doi:10.1117/12.672289

The ESO Adaptive Optics Facility

S. Ströbele^*, R. Arsenault, R. Bacon, R. Biasi, B. Bonaccini-Calia, M. Downing, R. D. Conzelmann, B. Delabre, R. Donaldson, M. Duchateau, S. Esposito, E. Fedrigo, D. Gallieni, W. K P Hackenberg, N. Hubin, M. Kasper, M. Kissler-Patig, M. Le Louarn, R. McDermid, S. ObertiJ. Paufique, A. Riccardi, R. Stuik, E. Vernet

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The Adaptive Optics Facility is a project to convert one VLT-UT into a specialized Adaptive Telescope. The present secondary mirror (M2) will be replaced by a new M2-Unit hosting a 1170 actuators deformable mirror. The 3 focal stations will be equipped with instruments adapted to the new capability of this UT. Two instruments are in development for the 2 Nasmyth foci: Hawk-I with its AO module GRAAL allowing a Ground Layer Adaptive Optics correction and MUSE with GALACSI for GLAO correction and Laser Tomography Adaptive Optics correction. A future instrument still needs to be defined for the Cassegrain focus. Several guide stars are required for the type of adaptive corrections needed and a four Laser Guide Star facility (4LGSF) is being developed in the scope of the AO Facility. Convex mirrors like the VLT M2 represent a major challenge for testing and a substantial effort is dedicated to this. ASSIST, is a test bench that will allow testing of the Deformable Secondary Mirror and both instruments with simulated turbulence. This article describes the Adaptive Optics facility systems composing associated with it.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Adaptive Optics II
Place of Publication	Washington, DC
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	62720B-1-62720B-12
Number of pages	12
Volume	6272 I
ISBN (Print)	081946337X, 9780819463371
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672289
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	Advances in Adaptive Optics II - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 24 May 2006 → 31 May 2006

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Other	Advances in Adaptive Optics II
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	24/05/06 → 31/05/06

Keywords

Capacitive sensor
Ground Layer Adaptive Optics
Large Deformable Mirror
Laser Guide Star
Laser Tomography
Secondary Mirror
Voice Coil

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Ströbele, S., Arsenault, R., Bacon, R., Biasi, R., Bonaccini-Calia, B., Downing, M., Conzelmann, R. D., Delabre, B., Donaldson, R., Duchateau, M., Esposito, S., Fedrigo, E., Gallieni, D., Hackenberg, W. K. P., Hubin, N., Kasper, M., Kissler-Patig, M., Le Louarn, M., McDermid, R., ... Vernet, E. (2006). The ESO Adaptive Optics Facility. In Advances in Adaptive Optics II (Vol. 6272 I, pp. 62720B-1-62720B-12). Article 62720B SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672289

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