The impact of seismicity on high angular resolution astronomy: the case of El Teide Observatory, Canary Islands

Bibcode
2008SPIE.7012E.102E
DOI
10.1117/12.789018
Eff-Darwich, Antonio; García-Lorenzo, Begoña; Bonatto, Luciana; Hernández-Gutierrez, Luis E.; Viñas, Ronaldo; Rodriguez-Losada, Jose A.; Blanco, María J.; Muñoz-Tuñón, Casiana
Bibliographical reference

Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II. Edited by Stepp, Larry M.; Gilmozzi, Roberto. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7012, pp. 70122Z-70122Z-10 (2008).

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2008
Number of authors
8
IAC number of authors
4
Citations
1
Refereed citations
1
Description
Seismicity induces ground vertical and horizontal displacements that could affect the image quality obtained by telescopes in a similar fashion than atmospheric turbulence. In this work, we study the effect of local seismicity relative to atmospheric turbulence upon the image quality of astronomical observations at El Teide observatory, Canary Islands. Three different aspects of seismicity are studied, namely regional seismicity (that is compared with other astronomical sites), seismic noise and possible resonances between seismic noise and the structure of telescopes.
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Helio and Astero-Seismology and Exoplanets Search
The principal objectives of this project are: 1) to study the structure and dynamics of the solar interior, 2) to extend this study to other stars, 3) to search for extrasolar planets using photometric methods (primarily by transits of their host stars) and their characterization (using radial velocity information) and 4) the study of the planetary
Savita
Mathur
In progress
Type
Non-refereed
Stellar & Interstellar Physics (FEEI)

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