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Title: Telescope Adaptive Optics Code

Abstract

The Telescope AO Code has general adaptive optics capabilities plus specialized models for three telescopes with either adaptive optics or active optics systems. It has the capability to generate either single-layer or distributed Kolmogorov turbulence phase screens using the FFT. Missing low order spatial frequencies are added using the Karhunen-Loeve expansion. The phase structure curve is extremely dose to the theoreUcal. Secondly, it has the capability to simulate an adaptive optics control systems. The default parameters are those of the Keck II adaptive optics system. Thirdly, it has a general wave optics capability to model the science camera halo due to scintillation from atmospheric turbulence and the telescope optics. Although this capability was implemented for the Gemini telescopes, the only default parameter specific to the Gemini telescopes is the primary mirror diameter. Finally, it has a model for the LSST active optics alignment strategy. This last model is highly specific to the LSST.

Developers:
Release Date:
Project Type:
Closed Source, Site Hosted
Software Type:
Scientific
Licenses:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE

Primary Award/Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Code ID:
13134
Site Accession Number:
3812; UCRL-CODE-155993
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Country of Origin:
United States

Citation Formats

Phillion, D., and USDOE. Telescope Adaptive Optics Code. Computer software. USDOE. 28 Jul. 2005. Web. doi:10.11578/dc.20180709.11.
Phillion, D., & USDOE. (2005, July 28). Telescope Adaptive Optics Code [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20180709.11
Phillion, D., and USDOE. Telescope Adaptive Optics Code. Computer software. July 28, 2005. doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20180709.11.
@misc{osti_1230808,
title = {Telescope Adaptive Optics Code},
author = {Phillion, D. and USDOE},
abstractNote = {The Telescope AO Code has general adaptive optics capabilities plus specialized models for three telescopes with either adaptive optics or active optics systems. It has the capability to generate either single-layer or distributed Kolmogorov turbulence phase screens using the FFT. Missing low order spatial frequencies are added using the Karhunen-Loeve expansion. The phase structure curve is extremely dose to the theoreUcal. Secondly, it has the capability to simulate an adaptive optics control systems. The default parameters are those of the Keck II adaptive optics system. Thirdly, it has a general wave optics capability to model the science camera halo due to scintillation from atmospheric turbulence and the telescope optics. Although this capability was implemented for the Gemini telescopes, the only default parameter specific to the Gemini telescopes is the primary mirror diameter. Finally, it has a model for the LSST active optics alignment strategy. This last model is highly specific to the LSST.},
doi = {10.11578/dc.20180709.11},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1230808}, year = {Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2005},
month = {Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2005},
note =
}