Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
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This cluster of papers focuses on the development, principles, and applications of adaptive optics in astronomy and space telescopes. It covers topics such as wavefront sensing, high angular resolution imaging, laser guide star systems, atmospheric turbulence, deformable mirrors, and the performance of adaptive optics systems in various observatories.
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adaptive optics; atmospheric turbulence; wavefront sensing; deformable mirror; Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor; seeing; high-contrast imaging; wavefront correction; Extremely Large Telescope; exoplanet direct imaging; Strehl ratio; laser guide stars; wavefront reconstruction; wavefront sensor; Zernike polynomials; wavefront aberrations; coronagraphy; multi-conjugate adaptive optics; laser beam propagation; coronagraph; direct imaging; wavefront control; active optics; diffraction-limited imaging; segmented mirror
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Morton address: 36253099677624951 · morton4x16-v1
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