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Published July 10, 2018 | Published
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The Robo-AO-2 facility for rapid visible/near-infrared AO imaging and the demonstration of hybrid techniques

Abstract

We are building a next-generation laser adaptive optics system, Robo-AO-2, for the UH 2.2-m telescope that will deliver robotic, diffraction-limited observations at visible and near-infrared wavelengths in unprecedented numbers. The superior Maunakea observing site, expanded spectral range and rapid response to high-priority events represent a significant advance over the prototype. Robo-AO-2 will include a new reconfigurable natural guide star sensor for exquisite wavefront correction on bright targets and the demonstration of potentially transformative hybrid AO techniques that promise to extend the faintness limit on current and future exoplanet adaptive optics systems.

Additional Information

© 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). C.B. acknowledges support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Robo-AO-2 system is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. AST-1712014, the State of Hawaii Capital Improvement Projects, and by a gift from the Lumb Family. Support for the infrared camera for Robo-AO and Robo-AO-2 was provided by the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation and through the National Science Foundation under Grant No. AST-1106391.

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