Speaker
Dr
Alexandre José Tuoto Silveira Mello
(UTFPR)
Description
The SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM) is a ground-layer AO system for partial-seeing correction based on a UV Rayleigh laser guide star. The upgraded version, SAM+, is presented. In SAM+ three critical subsystems (the deformable mirror, the WFS, and the real-time computer) are replaced to address the obsolescence of the SAM hardware and to improve the resolution by increasing the compensation order. SAM+ was integrated and tested in the sky in 2024. Its performance and operation are characterised here, and the first science results are illustrated.
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Author
Dr
Alexandre José Tuoto Silveira Mello
(UTFPR)