A conceptual design for the Thirty Meter Telescope adaptive optics systems

B. L. Ellerbroek; C. Boyer; C. Bradley; M. C. Britton; S. Browne; R. A. Buchroeder; J.-L. Carel; M. K. Cho; M. R. Chun; R. Clare; R. Conan; L. G. Daggert; R. G. Dekany; J. H. Elias; D. A. Erickson; R. Flicker; D. T. Gavel; L. Gilles; P. Hampton; G. Herriot; M. R. Hunten; R. R. Joyce; M. Liang; B. A. Macintosh; R. Palomo; I. P. Powell; S. C. Roberts; E. Ruch; J.-C. Sinquin; M. J. Smith; J. A. Stoesz; M. Troy; G. A. Tyler; J.-P. Veran; C. R. Vogel; Q. Yang

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27 June 2006 A conceptual design for the Thirty Meter Telescope adaptive optics systems

B. L. Ellerbroek, C. Boyer, C. Bradley, M. C. Britton, S. Browne, R. A. Buchroeder, J.-L. Carel, M. K. Cho, M. R. Chun, R. Clare, R. Conan, L. G. Daggert, R. G. Dekany, J. H. Elias, D. A. Erickson, R. Flicker, D. T. Gavel, L. Gilles, P. Hampton, G. Herriot, M. R. Hunten, R. R. Joyce, M. Liang, B. A. Macintosh, R. Palomo, I. P. Powell, S. C. Roberts, E. Ruch, J.-C. Sinquin, M. J. Smith, J. A. Stoesz, M. Troy, G. A. Tyler, J.-P. Veran, C. R. Vogel, Q. Yang

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Proceedings Volume 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II; 62720D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669422
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

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In this paper, we provide an overview of the adaptive optics (AO) program for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project, including an update on requirements; the philosophical approach to developing an overall AO system architecture; the recently completed conceptual designs for facility and instrument AO systems; anticipated first light capabilities and upgrade options; and the hardware, software, and controls interfaces with the remainder of the observatory. Supporting work in AO component development, lab and field tests, and simulation and analysis is also discussed. Further detail on all of these subjects may be found in additional papers in this conference.

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B. L. Ellerbroek, C. Boyer, C. Bradley, M. C. Britton, S. Browne, R. A. Buchroeder, J.-L. Carel, M. K. Cho, M. R. Chun, R. Clare, R. Conan, L. G. Daggert, R. G. Dekany, J. H. Elias, D. A. Erickson, R. Flicker, D. T. Gavel, L. Gilles, P. Hampton, G. Herriot, M. R. Hunten, R. R. Joyce, M. Liang, B. A. Macintosh, R. Palomo, I. P. Powell, S. C. Roberts, E. Ruch, J.-C. Sinquin, M. J. Smith, J. A. Stoesz, M. Troy, G. A. Tyler, J.-P. Veran, C. R. Vogel, and Q. Yang "A conceptual design for the Thirty Meter Telescope adaptive optics systems", Proc. SPIE 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II, 62720D (27 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669422

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