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Palomar Adaptive Optics



Technical Publications
           An off-axis four-quadrant phase-mask coronograph: concept and first result
           Authors: E. Serabyn, E.E. Bloemhof, R.O. Gappinger, P. Haguenauer, B. Mennesson, M. Troy, J.K. Wallace
           (Proceedings Title IAU Colloquium, 2005)
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           Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics on the 5.1 Meter Telescope at Palomar Observatory
           Authors: Richard Dekany, Viswa Velur, Hal Petrie, Antonin Bouchez, Matthew Britton, Alan Morrissett, Robert Thicksten
           Mitchell Troy, Chris Shelton, Tuan Troung, Jennifer Roberts, Gary Brack, Thang Trinh, Siddarayappa Bikkannavar
           Steve Guiwits, John Angione, Fang Shi, Edward Kibblewhite
           (AMOS Technical Conference Proceedings, 2005)
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           Experimental Validation of Fourier Transform Wave-Front Reconstruction at the Palomar Observatory
           Authors: L. A. Poyneer, M. Troy, B. Macintosh and D. Gavel
           (Optics Letter, Volume 28, Issue 10, 798-800, May 2003)
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           Initial Concepts for CELT Adaptive Optics
           Authors: Dekany, R.; Bauman, B.; Gavel, D.; Troy, M.; Macintosh, B.; Britton, M.
           (SPIE 4839, pp 1165-1174, 2003)
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           Sparse Matrix Wavefront Reconstruction: Simulations and Experiments
           Authors: Shi, F.; MacMartin, D.; Troy. M.; Brack, G.; Burruss, R.; Dekany, R.
           (SPIE 4839, pp 11035-1044, 2003) 
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           Real-Time Wavefront Processors for the Next Generation of Adaptive Optics System: A Design and Analysis
           Authors: Truong, T.; Brack, G.; Troy, G.; Trinh, T. Shi, F.; Dekany, R
           (SPIE 4839, pp 911-922, 2003)
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           Multiple Guide Star Wavefront Sensing Palomar AO
           Authors: Dekany, R.; Troy, M.; for Wallace, K.; Bleau, C.; Du Varney, R.; Motter, G.
           (2002 ESO Conference and Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 58, ISBN 3923524617, p. 125)
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           Using Past Data in Adaptive Optics Wavefront Reconstruction
           Authors: Shukla, H.; Sivaramakrishnan, A.; Troy, M.; Dekany, R. G.
           (American Astronomical Society Meeting 199, #145.03, December 2001)
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           Ground-based Coronagraphy with High-order Adaptive Optics
           Authors: Sivaramakrishnan, Anand; Koresko, Christopher D.; Makidon, Russell B.; Berkefeld, Thomas; Kuchner, Marc J.
           (The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 552, Issue 1, pp. 397-408. May 2001)
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           PHARO-A Near-Infrared Camera for the Palomar Adaptive Optics System
           Authors: T.L. Hayward, B. Brandl, B. Pirger, C. Blackenm, G.E. Gull, J. Schoenwald, and J.R. Houck
           (PASP Vol. 113, January 2001)
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           SciMeasure Wavefront Sensor Cameras and their Application in the Palomar Adaptive System
           Authors: DuVarney, R.; Bleau, C.; Motter, G.; Dekany, R.; Troy, M.; Brack, G.
           (Experimental Astronomy, v. 11, Issue 3, p. 237-249 , 2001)
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           Palomar Adaptive Optics Project: Status and Performance
           Authors: M. Troy, R. Dekany, G. Brack, B. Oppenheimer, E. Bloemhof, T. Trinh, F. Dekens, F. Shi, T. Hayward, and B. Brandl
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 4007, p. 31-40, 2000)
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           1600 Actuator Tweeter Mirror Upgrade for the Palomar Adaptive Optics System (PALAO)
           Authors: Dekany, R. G.; Troy, M.; Brack, G.; Bleau, C. A.; DuVarney, R. C.; Ealey, M. A.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 4007, p. 175-179, July 2000) 
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           Ground-based Coronagraphy with High-Order Adaptive Optics.
           Authors: Makidon, R. B.; Sivaramakrishnan, A.; Koresko, C. D.; Berkefeld, T.; Kuchner, M. J.; Winsor, R. S.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 4007, p. 989-998, July 2000) 
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           Stability of the Adaptive-Optic Point Spread Function: Metrics, Deconvolution, and Initial Palomar Results
           Authors: Bloemhof, E. E.; Marsh, K. A.; Dekany, R. G.; Troy, M.; Marshall, J.; Oppenheimer, B. R.; Hayward, T. L.; Brandl, B.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 4007, p. 889-898, July 2000) 
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           EEV CCD39 Wavefront Sensor Cameras for AO and Interferometry
           Authors: DuVarney, R. C.; Bleau, C. A.; Motter, G. T.; Shaklan, S. B.; Kuhnert, A. C.; Brack, G.; Palmer, D.;
           Troy, M.; Kieu, T.; Dekany, R. G.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 4007, p. 481-492, July 2000)
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           Companion Detection Limits with Optics Coronagraphy
           Authors: Oppenheimer, B. R.; Dekany, R.; Hayward, T.; Brandl, B.; Troy, M.
           ( Planetary Systems in the Universe, International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 202, March 2000)
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           High-Contrast Observation Potential of the Palomar Adaptive Optic System (PALAO)
           Authors: Dekany, R
           (ESO Conference and Workshop Proceedings, vol. 56, 1999) 
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           Design of a Novel Laser Metrology Scheme for the Palomar Adaptive Optics System
           Authors: Bloemhof, E. E.; Dekany, R. G.
           (Catching the Perfect Wave: Adaptive Optics and Interferometry in the 21st Century; Proceedings of a symposium, 1999)
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           Metrology for the Adaptive Optics System at the Palomar 200-in. Telescope
           Authors: Bloemhof, E. E.; Dekany, R. G.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 3353, p. 638-648, September 1998) 
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           Adaptive Optics Reconstruction Utilizing Supersampled Deformable Mirror Influence Functions
           Authors: Redding, D. C.; Basinger, S. A.; Brack, G.; Dekany, R. G.; Oppenheimer, B. R.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 3353, p. 543-552, September 1998) 
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           First Tip-Tilt Correction with the Palomar 200-in. Adaptive Optics System
           Authors: Dekany, R. G.; Brack, G.; Palmer, D.; Oppenheimer, B. R.; Hayward, T. L.; Brandl, B.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 3353, p. 56-59, September 1998)
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           Deformable Mirror Calibration for Adaptive Optics Systems
           Authors: A. Sivaramakrishnan and B.R. Oppenheimer
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 3353, p. 910-916, September 1998)
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           PHARO (Palomar High-Angular-Resolution Observer): A Dedicated NIR Camera for the Palomar Adaptive Optics System
           Authors: Brandl, B.; Hayward, T. L.; Houck, J. R.; Gull, G. E.; Pirger, B.; Schoenwald, J.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 3126, 1997)
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           Initial Test Results from the Palomar 200-in Adaptive Optics System
           Authors: Dekany, R. G.; Wallace, J. K.; Brack, G.; Oppenheimer, B. R.; Palmer, D.
           (Proc. SPIE Vol. 3126, 1997) 
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           Investigating a Xinetics Deformable Mirror
           Author: B.R. Oppenheimer
           (1997)
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           Wavefront Sensing of Atmospheric Phase Distortions at the Palomar 200-in. Telescope and Implications for Adaptive Optics
           Authors: Bloemhof, E. E.; Westphal, J. A.; Ewald, S. P.
           Proc. SPIE Vol. 3125, 1997)
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