Characterizing horizontal atmospheric turbulence from air velocity in an optical turbulence generator

In atmospheric turbulence, relative humidity has been almost a negligible variable due to its limited effect, compared with temperature and air velocity, among others. For studying the horizontal path, a laser beam was propagated in a laboratory room, and an Optical Turbulence Generator (OTG) was built and placed along the optical axis. Additionally, there was controlled humidity inside the room and measuring of some physical variables inside the OTG device for determining its effects on the laser beam. The experimental results show the measurements of turbulence parameters C n 2 , l o , and σ I 2 from beam centroids fluctuations, where increases in humidity generated stronger turbulence.

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Measuring horizontal atmospheric turbulence at ground level from optical turbulence generator (OTG) using a 1D sensor

10.1117/12.2270380 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Omar J. Tíjaro Rojas ◽

Yezid Torres Moreno ◽

William T. Rhodes

Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Turbulence ◽

Ground Level ◽

Optical Turbulence ◽

Turbulence Generator

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Multiple-layer optical turbulence generator principle and SLODAR characterization: preliminary results

10.1117/12.565624 ◽

2004 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Laurent Jolissaint ◽

Onur Keskin ◽

Colin Bradley ◽

Brian Wallace ◽

Aaron Hilton

Keyword(s):

Optical Turbulence ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Multiple Layer ◽

Turbulence Generator

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Hot-air optical turbulence generator for the testing of adaptive optics systems: principles and characterization

Applied Optics ◽

10.1364/ao.45.004888 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 45 (20) ◽

pp. 4888 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Onur Keskin ◽

Laurent Jolissaint ◽

Colin Bradley

Keyword(s):

Adaptive Optics ◽

Optical Turbulence ◽

Hot Air ◽

Turbulence Generator

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Fabrication of wavefront sensor microlens array and atmospheric turbulence generator for adaptive optics of a telescope

10.1117/12.343752 ◽

1999 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Seiichiro Kitagawa ◽

Yoichi Kotani ◽

Junichi Kubo ◽

Hiroshi Owari

Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Turbulence ◽

Adaptive Optics ◽

Microlens Array ◽

Wavefront Sensor ◽

Turbulence Generator

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Daytime optical turbulence profiling with a profiler of the differential solar limb

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ◽

10.1093/mnras/staa2729 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 499 (2) ◽

pp. 1909-1917

Author(s):

Tengfei Song ◽

Zhanchuan Cai ◽

Yu Liu ◽

Mingyu Zhao ◽

Yuliang Fang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Turbulence ◽

Adaptive Optics ◽

Solar Limb ◽

Coefficient Matrix ◽

Image Motion ◽

Index Structure ◽

Test Results ◽

Optical Turbulence ◽

Optical Telescopes ◽

Turbulence Parameters

ABSTRACT Atmospheric turbulence reduces the image quality and resolution of ground-based optical telescopes. Future large solar telescopes (e.g. the CGST, China Giant Solar Telescope) should be equipped with adaptive optics (AO) systems. The design of AO systems is associated with atmospheric optical turbulence parameters, especially the profile of the refractive index structure $C_{n}^{2}(h)$. With the solar differential image motion monitor (S-DIMM) and the profiler of the moon limb (PML), a simplified version of a PML, termed a profiler of the differential solar limb (PDSL), was built in order to determine the daytime $C_{n}^{2}(h)$ and other atmospheric turbulence parameters. A PDSL with differential solar limb fluctuations was used to determine the turbulence profiling, and the extended solar limb extends the range of separation angles for a higher resolution of the height profile. The PDSL structure and its performance are described. In addition, numerical simulations were conducted to verify the effectiveness of the method. As revealed from the simulation results, the layered integral coefficient matrix is capable of solving the discretization error and enhancing the inversion accuracy of the turbulence contour. The first test results at Mt Wumingshan (a candidate site for the CGST) are presented.

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Statistics of the Optical Turbulence from the Micrometeorological Measurements at the Baykal Astrophysical Observatory Site

Atmosphere ◽

10.3390/atmos10110661 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 661 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Artem Shikhovtsev ◽

Pavel Kovadlo ◽

Vladimir Lukin ◽

Victor Nosov ◽

Alexander Kiselev ◽

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Keyword(s):

Refractive Index ◽

Atmospheric Turbulence ◽

Vertical Structure ◽

Structure Characteristic ◽

Turbulence Structure ◽

Optical Turbulence ◽

Wavefront Analysis ◽

Micrometeorological Measurements

The paper focuses on the investigations of the optical turbulence structure. The distributions of the repeatability of the structure characteristic of the air refractive index are obtained. A scenario of decreasing the intensity of the optical turbulence in the summer is discussed. Numerical estimates of this scenario are given. Using classical methods of wavefront analysis, the results of the first studies of the vertical structure of atmospheric turbulence at the Baykal astrophysical observatory site are presented.

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