Real time system for GLAS on WHT

Jure Skvarč; Simon Tulloch; Richard M. Myers

doi:10.1117/12.672507

28 June 2006 Real time system for GLAS on WHT

Jure Skvarč, Simon Tulloch, Richard M. Myers

Proceedings Volume 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II; 62723R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672507
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The new ground layer adaptive optics system (GLAS) on the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma will be based on the existing natural guide star adaptive optics system called NAOMI. A part of the new developments is a new control system for the tip-tilt mirror. Instead of the existing system, built around a custom built multiprocessor computer made of C40 DSPs, this system uses an ordinary PC machine and a Linux operating system. It is equipped with a high sensitivity L3 CCD camera with effective readout noise of nearly zero. The software design for the tip-tilt system is being completely redeveloped, in order to make a use of object oriented design which should facilitate easier integration with the rest of the observing system at the WHT. The modular design of the system allows incorporation of different centroiding and loop control methods. To test the system off-sky, we have built a laboratory bench using an artificial light source and a tip-tilt mirror. We present results of tip-tilt correction quality using different centroiding algorithms and different control loop methods at different light levels. This system will serve as a testing ground for a transition to a completely PC-based real-time control system.

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Jure Skvarč, Simon Tulloch, and Richard M. Myers "Real time system for GLAS on WHT", Proc. SPIE 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II, 62723R (28 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672507

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