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Atmospheric dispersion compensation for ELTs

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Abstract

This paper summarises the problems related to atmospheric dispersion (AD), both active (angular dispersion due to change in the telescope zenith angles) and adaptive (the atmospheric turbulence depends on wavelength since the refractive index and r0 are also wavelength dependent). We compare the AO effects and its compensation by deformable mirrors (achromatic by definition and incapable of compensating the atmospheric dispersion) using GLAO and LTAO with those of the atmospheric dispersion. We present preliminary optical designs for ADCs in Euro50 and E-ELT to compensate the zenith dependence dispersion of the atmosphere.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationExtremely Large Telescopes
Subtitle of host publicationWhich Wavelengths - Retirement Symposium for Arne Ardeberg
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
EventExtremely Large Telescopes: Which Wavelengths - Retirement Symposium for Arne Ardeberg - Lund, Sweden
Duration: 29 Nov 200730 Nov 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6986
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceExtremely Large Telescopes: Which Wavelengths - Retirement Symposium for Arne Ardeberg
Country/TerritorySweden
CityLund
Period29/11/0730/11/07

Keywords

  • ADC
  • Adaptive optics
  • Atmospheric seeing
  • ELT

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