Anisoplanicity studies within NGC6871

Jason A. Marshall; Mitchell Troy; Richard G. Dekany; Frank G. Dekens

doi:10.1117/12.390376

7 July 2000 Anisoplanicity studies within NGC6871

Jason A. Marshall, Mitchell Troy, Richard G. Dekany, Frank G. Dekens

Proceedings Volume 4007, Adaptive Optical Systems Technology; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390376
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Images corrected with adaptive optics benefit from an increase in the amount of flux contained within the diffraction-limited core. The degree of this correction is measured by the Strehl ratio, equal to the ratio of the maximum observed intensity to the maximum theoretical intensity. Natural guide star adaptive optics systems are limited by the need for a guide star of adequate magnitude within suitable proximity to the science target. Thus, the above-described benefit can only be obtained for objects over a fraction of the total sky. Two nights of imaging the central region of the open star cluster NGC6871 with the Palomar Adaptive Optics System has supplied measurements of the Strehl ratio for numerous stars within the field. These measurements were used to calculate K band isoplanatic angles of 39 arcseconds (UT 1999 May 31) and 50 arcseconds (UT 1999 August 1). These isoplanatic angles are compared to those derived from Kolmogorov atmospheric theory, and their implications for adaptive optics systems are discussed.

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Jason A. Marshall, Mitchell Troy, Richard G. Dekany, and Frank G. Dekens "Anisoplanicity studies within NGC6871", Proc. SPIE 4007, Adaptive Optical Systems Technology, (7 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390376

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