Palomar Adaptive Optics Test Plan
Test procedure
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Choose a binary star near zenith from the list below.
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Acquire the primary with the AO system. All are 7 -
Take a wavefront sensor sky, perform both coarse and fine WFS-DM registration, and close the AO loops.
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While waiting ~120s for focus offload to secondary, center binary on PHARO field and test count level:
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Camera setup: 25mas FOV, Ks, ND 1%, standard cross, 10s integration.
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Take a quick frame.
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Adjust telescope pointing to include both stars in FOV.
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Adjust exposure time to get 10-20k peak counts on brighter star.
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Record final telescope focus value.
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Open loops, create a flat-map on the star [need more detailed instructions here].
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Take a new WFS background if performing the experiment in twilight.
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Close loops.
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Record 3 images with PHARO. Note file numbers and primary Strehl.
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Open the DM loop only using TAO button (loads flat-map).
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Record 1 image with PHARO, 30s integration. Note file number and FWHM.
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Results and conclusions
Date:
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Weather conditions:
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Telescope focus:
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PHARO directory:
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File numbers
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Strehl/FWHM
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Closed-loop images
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Open-loop image
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Please note any other performance issues:
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Star list
Result of a VizieR search of the Washinton Double Star Catalogue (I/237) with the following constraints: (DE2000: "18:20:00..48:20:00") AND (Sep1: "8..15") AND (Sep2: "8..15") AND (MagA: "7..9") AND (MagB: ">10")
The digit in the first column provides a link to the detailed Vizier page on the star.
Full recno RA2000 DE2000 pa1 Sep1 MagA MagB
"h:m:s" "d:m:s" deg arcsec mag mag
1 1035 00 21.0 +43 43 94 9.6 8.40 12.50
2 2736 00 55.6 +34 33 71 10.9 8.80 11.80
3 6043 02 09.6 +42 51 183 10.9 7.20 11.00
4 9379 03 33.9 +32 05 142 13.4 8.80 12.00
5 9646 03 41.9 +43 31 342 8.3 7.90 14.40
6 17651 06 10.8 +33 00 332 14.1 8.20 12.00
7 18330 06 19.8 +22 07 290 10.0 9.00 12.80
8 18992 06 28.7 +35 16 97 13.0 8.70 11.60
9 21554 06 52.8 +47 12 153 12.4 8.00 13.50
10 21919 06 56.2 +34 28 37 11.8 8.20 12.20
11 22350 07 00.2 +42 59 167 9.3 9.00 10.80
12 23030 07 06.2 +24 52 50 14.1 7.10 11.10
13 24539 07 21.5 +25 14 160 10.4 8.70 13.00
14 36038 10 54.5 +20 46 5 8.4 8.40 11.90
15 42315 13 49.6 +34 59 23 10.7 9.00 10.50
16 42896 14 06.7 +34 47 71 14.2 7.00 10.20
17 44533 14 52.5 +18 44 161 9.1 8.00 12.00
18 45409 15 17.1 +41 17 121 9.3 8.40 12.40
19 48692 16 40.9 +21 57 183 11.8 7.90 12.40
20 49837 17 07.5 +35 57 197 12.5 9.00 11.00
21 51808 17 46.7 +35 38 92 11.0 8.80 11.80
22 52898 18 03.9 +26 39 193 12.4 7.00 12.00
23 53545 18 12.6 +31 35 174 11.6 8.90 11.00
24 54773 18 29.2 +29 33 186 11.5 7.70 12.60
25 55703 18 40.9 +31 32 162 9.0 8.54 11.54
26 56066 18 45.2 +38 19 22 10.4 7.70 10.40
27 57496 19 03.9 +34 09 295 11.1 7.30 12.80
28 59236 19 26.5 +40 08 221 9.8 8.40 13.70
29 60632 19 41.3 +30 43 29 9.1 7.30 13.40
30 62317 19 59.5 +24 43 175 14.4 8.30 10.70
31 62922 20 06.0 +35 46 111 9.4 8.20 12.00
32 62923 20 06.0 +35 46 299 11.3 8.20 14.80
33 63423 20 11.3 +21 21 64 13.2 8.10 12.10
34 63792 20 14.2 +35 22 231 11.8 7.59 10.50
35 64828 20 24.2 +29 00 134 13.0 7.20 11.20
36 66315 20 39.6 +21 43 315 9.2 8.66 10.53
37 67730 20 57.4 +20 10 268 8.0 8.30 12.80
38 68168 21 03.5 +24 00 299 13.1 7.40 13.40
39 68328 21 05.7 +47 48 315 10.4 7.45 12.00
40 68472 21 07.2 +36 57 285 10.4 8.15 10.50
41 70580 21 39.5 +41 44 158 13.9 7.56 12.10
42 72417 22 10.1 +32 21 131 13.1 7.90 12.10
43 74560 22 46.0 +19 15 270 8.7 7.47 10.80
44 75273 23 00.4 +41 07 295 14.0 8.80 10.50
45 75662 23 09.6 +24 16 100 12.2 8.70 12.60
46 75690 23 10.0 +36 51 334 12.4 8.20 14.70
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