Abstract
In this paper, we present a conceptual design for a general-purpose adaptive optics (AO) system, usable with all Cassegrain facility instruments on the 3 meter Shane telescope at the University of California's Lick Observatory located on Mt. Hamilton near San Jose, California. The overall design goal for this system is to take the sodium-layer laser guide star adaptive optics technology out of the demonstration stage and to build a user-friendly astronomical tool. The emphasis will be on ease of calibration, improved stability and operational simplicity in order to allow the system to be run routinely by observatory staff.
© 1996 Optical Society of America
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