MRI: Track 2 Development of Infrared Wavefront sensor Adaptive optics ('IWA) enabled Astro — NSF Award to California Association f
This program implements a near-Infrared Wavefront sensor (‘IWA) for the Keck II telescope adaptive optics (AO) system. AO systems correct atmospheric blurring, allowing ground-based telescopes to achieve images as sharp as telescopes in space. A bright guide star is needed to measure the atmospheric errors, and doing s
| Award title | MRI: Track 2 Development of Infrared Wavefront sensor Adaptive optics ('IWA) enabled Astro |
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| Award ID | 2510577 |
| Awardee | California Association for Research in Astronomy |
| City | KAMUELA |
| State | HI |
| Amount obligated | $2,459,747 |
| Principal investigator | Antonin Bouchez |
| Program | OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, Major Research Instrumentation |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | This program implements a near-Infrared Wavefront sensor (‘IWA) for the Keck II telescope adaptive optics (AO) system. AO systems correct atmospheric blurring, allowing ground-based telescopes to achieve images as sharp as telescopes in space. A bright guide star is needed to measure the atmospheric errors, and doing so in the infrared enables lower-mass and dust-obscured stars to be used. ‘IWA enables a broad range of new and unique science, from the detection and characterization of young extr |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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