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Title: | NGS WFSs module for MAORY at E-ELT | Authors: | ESPOSITO, Simone AGAPITO, GUIDO Antichi, J. Bonanno, A. CARBONARO, LUCA Giordano, C. Spanò, P. |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Journal: | MEMORIE DELLA SOCIETA ASTRONOMICA ITALIANA | Number: | 86 | First Page: | 446 | Abstract: | We report on the natural guide star (NGS) wavefront sensors (WFS) module for MAORY, the multi-cojugate adaptive optics (MCAO) system for the ESO E-ELT. Three low-order, near-infrared (H-band), Shack-Hartmann sensors provide fast acquisition of the first 5 modes (tip, tilt, focus, astigmatism) on 3 natural guide stars over a 160 arcsec field of view. Three moderate-order (20x20), visible (600-800 nm), pyramid WFSs provide the slow Truth sensing to correct LGS wavefront estimates of low-order modes. These sensors are mounted onto three R-theta stages to patrol the field of view. The module is also equipped with a retractable, on-axis, high-order (80x80), visible, pyramid WFS for the single-conjugate AO (SCAO) mode of MAORY and MICADO. The visible WFSs share the same 80x80 pyramid WFS design. This choice enables also a MCAO NGS capability. Simulations show that Strehl ratios (SR) over 40% are reached with MCAO and three, 2x2 sub-apertures, NIR low-order WFSs working with H-mag=20 reference stars. In SCAO mode, 90% SR for a 8mag stars with a contrast down to 10<SUP>-5</SUP>, and 45% SR for a 16mag star, are achieved. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/24178 | URL: | http://sait.oat.ts.astro.it/MSAIt860315/index.html | ISSN: | 0037-8720 | Bibcode ADS: | 2015MmSAI..86..446E | Fulltext: | open |
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