DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF DEFORMABLE MIRRORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY-OF-CHICAGO ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM

Authors
SMUTKO MF
Citation
Mf. Smutko, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF DEFORMABLE MIRRORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY-OF-CHICAGO ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEM, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 109(737), 1997, pp. 807-814
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
ISSN journal
00046280 → ACNP
Volume
109
Issue
737
Year of publication
1997
Pages
807 - 814
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6280(1997)109:737<807:DACODM>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
This paper details the design, construction, and performance of the de formable mirrors and their driving electronics built for the Chicago A daptive Optics System (ChAOS). Both the mirrors and the drivers are co nstructed at the University of Chicago using a combination of commerci ally available and custom-built components. Mirrors ranging in size fr om 7 to 201 actuators have been constructed and several of these mirro rs have been in use on the Apache Point 3.5-m telescope since April of 1995. I discuss some theoretical design issues involved in building d eformable mirrors and demonstrate the functionality of these mirrors b y presenting some images obtained with ChAOS.