Opto-mechanical commissioning of the GLAS Rayleigh laser guide star for the WHT

Olivier Martin; Tibor Agócs; Diego Cano; Thomas Gregory; Michiel van der Hoeven; Paul Jolley; Carlos Martín; Tim Morris; Sergio Picó; Renee Pit; Jürg Rey

doi:10.1117/12.789070

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14 July 2008 Opto-mechanical commissioning of the GLAS Rayleigh laser guide star for the WHT

Olivier Martin, Tibor Agócs, Diego Cano, Thomas Gregory, Michiel van der Hoeven, Paul Jolley, Carlos Martín, Tim Morris, Sergio Picó, Renee Pit, Jürg Rey

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Proceedings Volume 7015, Adaptive Optics Systems; 70154N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789070
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

GLAS (Ground-layer Laser Adaptive optics System) provides a Rayleigh Laser Guide Star (LGS) upgrade to the existing NAOMI AO system at the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope on La Palma. Installation of the GLAS upgrades commenced in 2006 with on-sky commissioning taking place from May 2007. Commissioning was very successful and AO correction was first observed during the August 2007 observing run. Here we present an overview of the opto-mechanical systems that have been installed and commissioned, including the LGS launch system, LGS safety systems and LGS Wave Front Sensor, concentrating on the integration of the various optical and optoelectronic components.

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Olivier Martin, Tibor Agócs, Diego Cano, Thomas Gregory, Michiel van der Hoeven, Paul Jolley, Carlos Martín, Tim Morris, Sergio Picó, Renee Pit, and Jürg Rey "Opto-mechanical commissioning of the GLAS Rayleigh laser guide star for the WHT", Proc. SPIE 7015, Adaptive Optics Systems, 70154N (14 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789070

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