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Chueca, Sergio; Fuensalida, J. J.; Reyes, Marcos; Alonso, Angel; Jochum, Lotti
Bibliographical reference
Adaptive Optical System Technologies II. Edited by Wizinowich, Peter L.; Bonaccini, Domenico. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4839, pp. 412-420 (2003).
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It is foreseen that Extremly large telescope (ELT) will include Adaptive
Optics Systems to provide diffraction-limited images in the near
infrared. The preliminary atmospheric turbulence properties which
affects laser guide star (LGS) generation are presented here. The
results of modern model developed in optical communication through
atmosphere is used to evaluate LGS size for many different atmospheric
situation, with the turbulence intensity concentrate to different
heights. This introduce the focusing problem and requirements above the
observatory where the adaptive optics system with a reference source
will be install. In other case, focus a laser in the mesosphere is
impossible in a generic place. In high altitude observatories this is
possible, like in canarian observatories. We took 6 experimental
turbulence profile to evaluate the beam radius with altitude. A mean
value of 0.2 m are found for the diameter of mesospheric volume
illuminated by the laser. This is small enough to create an useful LGS
for adaptive optics proposes.