Abstract
The next generation of adaptive optics systems utilizing adaptive secondary mirrors on today's and tomorrow's giant telescopes will be reviewed. In particular, the promise of directly imaging Earth-like worlds around other stars with the future 24m Giant Magellan Telescope will be highlighted.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Imaging and Applied Optics - Imaging Systems and Applications, ISA 2014 |
| Publisher | Optical Society of America (OSA) |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781557523082, 9781557523082 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | Imaging Systems and Applications, ISA 2014 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: Jul 13 2014 → Jul 17 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | Optics InfoBase Conference Papers |
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| ISSN (Electronic) | 2162-2701 |
Other
| Other | Imaging Systems and Applications, ISA 2014 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Seattle, WA |
| Period | 7/13/14 → 7/17/14 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Instrumentation
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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Close, L. M. (2014). The giant magellan telescope: Imaging new worlds. In Imaging and Applied Optics - Imaging Systems and Applications, ISA 2014 (Optics InfoBase Conference Papers). Optical Society of America (OSA). https://doi.org/10.1364/isa.2014.im2c.2