| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056965 |
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| Author | Search for: Atwood, Jenny1; Search for: Skidmore, Warren; Search for: Anupama, G. C.; Search for: Anche, Ramya M.; Search for: Reddy, Krishna; Search for: Sen, Asoke |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. National Science Infrastructure
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VI, June 22-24, 2014, Montreal, QC, Canada |
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| Subject | Analytic equipment; Optical telescopes; Polarimeters; Polarization; Project management; Systems engineering; Telescopes; First-light adaptive optics system; Instrument development; Instrumental polarization; NFIRAOS; Polarization characteristics; Technical requirement; Thirty Meter Telescope; TMT; Astronomy |
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| Abstract | The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will be called upon to support a polarimetric observing capability. Many different observing programs covering a range of different science areas are being considered for the TMT and a model of the overall polarization characteristics is being developed. The instrument development program will provide a means for polarimetric instruments to be developed, however the telescope itself and the AO system must be able to support polarimetric instruments. As a first step to defining the necessary polarimetric technical requirements we have created an international working group to carry out a study in which technical and cost implications will be balanced with scientific impact; new requirements will be generated with supporting science cases. We present here initial results of the instrumental polarization sensitivity of TMT with NFIRAOS, the first-light adaptive optics system. |
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| Publication date | 2014-08-04 |
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| Publisher | SPIE |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21272953 |
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| Record identifier | ac227c3f-508f-4bb9-a112-ad9cb6463fcd |
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| Record created | 2014-12-03 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-22 |
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