Adaptive optics for large telescopes

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Part of book or chapter of book 01 Jan 1989 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Astrophysics and Space Science, volume 160, pages 345-351 (issn: 0004-640X, eissn: 1572-946X,

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Authors: Jacques M. Beckers; Fritz Merkle;

doi: 10.1007/bf00642789 , 10.1007/978-94-017-2003-8_42

Adaptive optics for large telescopes

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The performance of large telescopes is determined both by their angular resolution and by their collection area. It is, therefore, important to achieve as high an angular resolution as possible by site selection, by avoiding image deterioration by the telescope and its environment, and by real time image restoration by adaptive optics. We summarize the principles of adaptive optics, their predicted performance and the current programs underway to implement adaptive optics for astronomical purposes.

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