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Adaptive Optics System Baseline Modeling for a USAF Quad Axis Telescope

Morris, Nathaniel R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1504637969197981

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2017, Master of Science (MS), Wright State University, Physics.
Atmospheric turbulence has afflicted accurate observations of celestial bodies since man first gazed upon the stars. In this past century, the technology of adaptive optics was invented to help compensate for the optical distortions that atmospheric turbulence causes. As part of that technology, artificial guide stars, wave front sensors, deformable mirrors, and other optical components were developed to correct these wave aberrations. The purpose of this study focuses on the modeling and configuration of an adaptive optics system that is appropriate for the John Bryan Observatory Quad Axis Telescope System (JBO-Q), which is funded by the United States Air Force. Scaling law modeling of site-specific atmospheric parameters using numerical weather data and laser propagation theory was used determination and optimization of some critical system specifications and threshold parameters for this baseline model.
Jerry Clark, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Jason Schmidt, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Beecher, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
77 p.
Astronomy; Atmosphere; Atmospheric Sciences; Engineering; Optics; Physics
Adaptive Optics; John Bryan Observatory; Atmospheric Turbulence Compensation; LIDAR; Air Force Research Lab; Fried Parameter; Greenwood Frequency; Rytov Number; Baseline specifications for AO system

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  • Morris, N. R. (2017). Adaptive Optics System Baseline Modeling for a USAF Quad Axis Telescope [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1504637969197981

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Morris, Nathaniel. Adaptive Optics System Baseline Modeling for a USAF Quad Axis Telescope . 2017. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1504637969197981.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Morris, Nathaniel. "Adaptive Optics System Baseline Modeling for a USAF Quad Axis Telescope ." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1504637969197981

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