The science case for the Next Generation AO system at W. M. Keck Observatory
Abstract
The W. M. Keck Observatory is designing a new adaptive optics system providing precision AO correction in the near infrared, good correction at visible wavelengths, and multiplexed spatially resolved spectroscopy. We discuss science cases for this Next Generation AO (NGAO), and show how the system requirements were derived from these science cases. Key science drivers include asteroid companions, planets around low-mass stars, general relativistic effects around the Galactic Center black hole, nearby active galactic nuclei, and high-redshift galaxies (including galaxies lensed by intervening galaxies or clusters). The multi-object AO-corrected integral field spectrograph will be optimized for high-redshift galaxy science.
Additional Information
© 2008 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). We thank the following participants for their contributions in the process of analyzing the science cases and deriving the science requirements: D. R. Law, C. Steidel, J. Larkin, A. Barth, A. Ghez, J. Lu, B. Macintosh, M. Liu, F. Marchis, T. Treu, L. Melling, P. Marshall, B. Cameron, K. Olsen, J. Melbourne, T. Greene, S. Metchev, L. Hillenbrand, J. Eisner, I. de Pater, and H. Hammel. This work was supported by the following: the W. M. Keck Observatory, and the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Adaptive Optics, managed by the University of California at Santa Cruz under cooperative agreement No. AST-9876783.Attached Files
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- 86711
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20180530-110548997
- W. M. Keck Observatory
- AST-9876783
- NSF
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2018-06-01Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-15Created from EPrint's last_modified field
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- Proceedings of SPIE
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- 7015