Operation of the adaptive optics system at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory

Douglas L. Miller; Juan Carlos Guerra; Konstantina Boutsia; Luca Fini; Javier Argomedo; Chris Biddick; Guido Agapito; Carmelo Arcidiacono; Runa Briguglio; Guido Brusa; Lorenzo Busoni; Simone Esposito; John Hill; Craig Kulesa; Don McCarthy Jr.; Enrico Pinna; Alfio Timothy Puglisi; Fernando Quiros-Pacheco; Armando Riccardi; Marco Xompero

doi:10.1117/12.930803

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13 September 2012 Operation of the adaptive optics system at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory

Douglas L. Miller, Juan Carlos Guerra, Konstantina Boutsia, Luca Fini, Javier Argomedo, Chris Biddick, Guido Agapito, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Runa Briguglio, Guido Brusa, Lorenzo Busoni, Simone Esposito, John Hill, Craig Kulesa, Don McCarthy Jr., Enrico Pinna, Alfio Timothy Puglisi, Fernando Quiros-Pacheco, Armando Riccardi, Marco Xompero

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Proceedings Volume 8447, Adaptive Optics Systems III; 84472T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930803
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

The Adaptive Optics System at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory consists of two Adaptive Secondary (ASM) mirrors and two Pyramid Wavefront sensors. The first ASM/Pyramid pair has been commissioned and is being used for science operation using the NIR camera PISCES on the right side of the binocular telescope. The left side ASM/Pyramid system is currently being commissioned, with completion scheduled for the Fall of 2012. We will discuss the operation of the first Adaptive Optics System at the LBT Observatory including interactions of the AO system with the telescope and its TCS, observational modes, user interfaces, observational scripting language, time requirement for closed loop and offsets and observing efficiency.

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Douglas L. Miller, Juan Carlos Guerra, Konstantina Boutsia, Luca Fini, Javier Argomedo, Chris Biddick, Guido Agapito, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Runa Briguglio, Guido Brusa, Lorenzo Busoni, Simone Esposito, John Hill, Craig Kulesa, Don McCarthy Jr., Enrico Pinna, Alfio Timothy Puglisi, Fernando Quiros-Pacheco, Armando Riccardi, and Marco Xompero "Operation of the adaptive optics system at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory", Proc. SPIE 8447, Adaptive Optics Systems III, 84472T (13 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930803

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