Characteristics Of Turbulence Measured On A Large Aperture

D M Winker; G A Ameer; S L Brown; G C Cochran; R Dueck; D L Fried; D M Lussier; W Moretti; P H Roberts; K E Steinhoff

doi:10.1117/12.945810

10 August 1988 Characteristics Of Turbulence Measured On A Large Aperture

D M Winker, G A Ameer, S L Brown, G C Cochran, R Dueck, D L Fried, D M Lussier, W Moretti, P H Roberts, K E Steinhoff

Proceedings Volume 0926, Optical, Infrared, Millimeter Wave Propagation Engineering; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945810
Event: 1988 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1988, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

An experiment to collect data on atmospheric turbulence has been conducted on the 107" telescope located at McDonald Observatory in West Texas. Phase and intensity of aberrated starlight have been measured over the aperture of the telescope. Simultaneous measurements of free-atmosphere seeing and local temperature differences have been made to gauge the strength of turbulence within the dome vs. turbulence in the free atmosphere.

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D M Winker, G A Ameer, S L Brown, G C Cochran, R Dueck, D L Fried, D M Lussier, W Moretti, P H Roberts, and K E Steinhoff "Characteristics Of Turbulence Measured On A Large Aperture", Proc. SPIE 0926, Optical, Infrared, Millimeter Wave Propagation Engineering, (10 August 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945810

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