Sodium beacon laser system for the Lick Observatory

Herbert W. Friedman; Gaylen V. Erbert; Thomas C. Kuklo; J. Thaddeus Salmon; David A. Smauley; Gary R. Thompson; Jody G. Malik; Jen Nan Wong; Vernon Keith Kanz; Kurt P. Neeb

doi:10.1117/12.217734

25 August 1995 Sodium beacon laser system for the Lick Observatory

Herbert W. Friedman, Gaylen V. Erbert, Thomas C. Kuklo, J. Thaddeus Salmon, David A. Smauley, Gary R. Thompson, Jody G. Malik, Jen Nan Wong, Vernon Keith Kanz, Kurt P. Neeb

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Proceedings Volume 2534, Adaptive Optical Systems and Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.217734
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The installation and performance characteristics of a 20 W sodium beacon laser system for the 3 m Shane telescope at the Lick Observatory are presented.

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Herbert W. Friedman, Gaylen V. Erbert, Thomas C. Kuklo, J. Thaddeus Salmon, David A. Smauley, Gary R. Thompson, Jody G. Malik, Jen Nan Wong, Vernon Keith Kanz, and Kurt P. Neeb "Sodium beacon laser system for the Lick Observatory", Proc. SPIE 2534, Adaptive Optical Systems and Applications, (25 August 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.217734

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