Adaptive optics at W. M. Keck Observatory

P. Wizinowich; A. Bouchez; E. Marin; S. Cetre; J. Chin; C. Correia; M. van Dam; J.-R. Delorme; L. Gers; C. Guthery; S. Karkar; S. Kwok; S. Lilley; J. Lyke; P. Richards; M. Service; J. Steiner; A. Surendran; K. Tsubota; E. Wetherell; M. Bottom; R. Dekany; A. Ghez; P. Hinz; M. Liu; J. Lu; R. Jensen-Clem; M. Millar-Blanchaer; E. Peretz; S. Sallum; T. Treu; S. Wright

doi:10.1117/12.3017853

27 August 2024 Adaptive optics at W. M. Keck Observatory

P. Wizinowich, A. Bouchez, E. Marin, S. Cetre, J. Chin, C. Correia, M. van Dam, J.-R. Delorme, L. Gers, C. Guthery, S. Karkar, S. Kwok, S. Lilley, J. Lyke, P. Richards, M. Service, J. Steiner, A. Surendran, K. Tsubota, E. Wetherell, M. Bottom, R. Dekany, A. Ghez, P. Hinz, M. Liu, J. Lu, R. Jensen-Clem, M. Millar-Blanchaer, E. Peretz, S. Sallum, T. Treu, S. Wright

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Proceedings Volume 13097, Adaptive Optics Systems IX; 130970K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017853
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

The first scientific observations with adaptive optics (AO) at W. M. Keck Observatory (WMKO) began in 1999. Through 2023, over 1200 refereed science papers have been published using data from the WMKO AO systems. The scientific competitiveness of AO at WMKO has been maintained through a continuous series of AO and instrument upgrades and additions. This tradition continues with AO being a centerpiece of WMKO’s scientific strategic plan for 2035. We will provide an overview of the current and planned AO projects from the context of this strategic plan. The current projects include implementation of new real-time controllers, the KAPA laser tomography system and the HAKA high-order deformable mirror system, the development of multiple advanced wavefront sensing and control techniques, the ORCAS space-based guide star project, and three new AO science instruments. We will also summarize steps toward the future strategic directions which are centered on ground-layer, visible and high-contrast AO.

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P. Wizinowich, A. Bouchez, E. Marin, S. Cetre, J. Chin, C. Correia, M. van Dam, J.-R. Delorme, L. Gers, C. Guthery, S. Karkar, S. Kwok, S. Lilley, J. Lyke, P. Richards, M. Service, J. Steiner, A. Surendran, K. Tsubota, E. Wetherell, M. Bottom, R. Dekany, A. Ghez, P. Hinz, M. Liu, J. Lu, R. Jensen-Clem, M. Millar-Blanchaer, E. Peretz, S. Sallum, T. Treu, and S. Wright "Adaptive optics at W. M. Keck Observatory", Proc. SPIE 13097, Adaptive Optics Systems IX, 130970K (27 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017853

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