Open Access
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2010
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| Article Number | 03001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | AO simulations | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ao4elt/201003001 | |
| Published online | 24 February 2010 | |
1st AO4ELT conference, 03001 (2010)
Turbulence and wind sp eed profiles for simulating the TMT AO p erformances
1
Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corp
1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, USA
2
TMT Observatory Corporation, Victoria, BC,
Canada
3
AURA-NIO, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile.
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The site testing campaign of the Thirty Meter Telescope gathered an extensive amount of turbulence profiles. This data is modeled to describe the statistical characteristics of each site and act as "standard atmospheres" for use in AO simulations.
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