NGAO Keck Adaptive Optics Notes

• KAON Summary by Category

Technical KAONs:

• 303 Mauna Kea Atmospheric Parameters (CN-M1,M2,M3 models)
• 415 TMT site monitoring data (restricted access)
• 416 Atmospheric sodium density from Keck LGS photometry
• 417 Sodium abundance data from Maui Mesosphere
• 419 Simple Models for the Prediction of NA LGS Brightness & Comparison to Measured Returns from the Gemini & Keck Lasers
• 420 Accessing the MK TMT seeing & weather data (restricted access)
• 427 Variable versus fixed LGS asterism
• 428 Implications and requirements for Interferometry with NGAO
• 429 LGS asterism geometry and size
• 452 MOAO versus MCAO trade study report
• 461 Wavefront Error Budget Predictions & Measured Performance for Current & Upgraded Keck AO
• 462 NGAO Trade Study: Keck AO Upgrade
• 463 Lessons learned on LGS operations: weather impact, efficiency and science operations model
• 465 NGAO LGS wavefront sensor: Type and number of subapertures trade study
• 466 Computer Simulations of AO PSFs for NGAO
• 468 An Algorithm for Reconstruction of Keck Telescope Segment Figures
• 469 Effect of Keck Segment Figure Errors on Keck AO Performance
• 470 Keck NGAO sky coverage modeling
• 471 NGAO Wavefront Error and Ensquared Energy Budgets
• 472 GLAO for Non-NGAO Instruments
• 474 AO Photometry for NGAO
• 475 Tomography Codes Comparison and Validation for NGAO
• 476 Observing Models Trade Study
• 480 Astrometry for NGAO
• 482 Keck Telescope Waverfront Error Trade Study
• 483 Keck Interferometer Support Trade Study
• 484 Optical Design Practices for NGAO
• 485 Adaptive Secondary Mirror Trade Study
• 487 NGAO LOWFS Architecture Trade Study
• 490 Rayleigh Rejection Trade Study
• 491 NGAO system performance summary
• 492 NGAO null-mode and quadratic mode tomography error
• 493 Science Instrument Reuse Trade Study
• 495 Summary of NGAO Trade Studies(pdf)(doc file)
• 496 Mauna Kea turbulence statistics from the T6 MASS/DIMM at the 13 North site: Update 2 (restricted access)
• 497 NGAO High-Contrast and Companion Sensitivity Performance Budget
• 499 NGAO System Architecture Definition
• 500 Keck AO Upgrade Feasibility
• 501 NGAO Background and Transmission Budgets (v1.1)
• 502 Keck AO Upgrade Engineering Costs Basis
• 503 Mauna Kea Ridge Turbulence Models
• 504 NGAO Performance vs Technical Field of View for LOWFS Guide Stars
• 506 Packaging constraints for d-NIRI and LGS WFS's with a note on tip-tilt stability in Split Relay architecture
• 509 Uplink Compensation Trade Study
• 529 Optimum Pixel Sampling for Asteroid Companion Studies (draft)
• 549 Optical Relay System Design Report
• 550 System Configurations Spreadsheet
• 551 Wavefront Sensor System Design Report (see AO design page for MS Word version) updated 3/14/2008
• 552 Atmospheric Profiler System Design Report
• 553 Real-Time Control System Design Report
• 554 NGAO_Passband_Definitions
• 555 NGAO to Instruments Interface Definitions
• 558 Dithering and Offsetting with NGAO: possible designs
• 562 LOWFS and LGS OSM conceptual study report DRAFT v3 (doc) (pdf)
• 563 AO Enclosure System Design DRAFT v1
• 564 Laser Enclosure System Design DRAFT v1
• 565 NGAO prototyping effort for LOWFS OSM v4
• 567 Acquisition System Design (doc)(pdf)
• 568 Alignment, Calibration and Diagnostics System Design (doc)(pdf)
• 569 Non-Real-Time-Controls System Design Report
• 570 Laser Facility System Design (pdf)
• 571 Observing Scenarios (placeholder)
• 582 Guide Star Laser Systems

Requirement KAONs:

• 455 Science Case Requirements Document (pdf)
• 456 System Requirements Document v1.20 (DOC) and v1.20 PDF
• 548 NGAO Science Cases Requirements Summary (the Rainbow Chart) (xls)
• 572 Instrument Baseline Requirements Document
• 573 Functional Requirements Document (doc)(pdf, large file pdf is faster to download)
• 580 Requirements Management Software Evaluation

Project Management KAONs:

• 399 NGAO Proposal Executive Summary
• 400 NGAO Proposal
• 414 System Design Phase Systems Engineering Management Plan
• 481 NGAO System Design Phase Mid-FY07 Replan
• 510 NGAO System Design Phase Technical Risk Evaluation pdf
• 511 System Design Manual v2.1 (doc) v2.1 (pdf) v1.0 (old)
• 516 NGAO System Design Phase Early-FY08 Replan
• 546 System Design Cost Estimation Guidelines
• 566 System Design Phase Programmatic Risk Evaluation (password protected)
• 574 Systems Engineering Management Plan v1.0 (password protected)
• 575 System Design Report (doc)(pdf)
• 581 NGAO System Integration and Test Plans (doc)(pdf)
• 583 Work Breakdown Structure Definitions (doc) (pdf)
• 584 System Design Review Presentation
• 588 System Design Review Panel Report
• 593 Response to NGAO System Design Review Panel Recommendations
• 594 Plan to Address Phased Implementation and Descope Options
• 595 DRAFT Preliminary Design Phase Replan
• 596 NGAO SDR: SSC Recommendations and Response
• XXX DRAFT Phased Implementation Report (6/16/08)

Project Report KAONs:

• 459 NGAO System Design Phase Report #1
• 473 NGAO System Design Phase Report #2
• 494 NGAO System Design Phase Report #3
• 512 NGAO System Design Phase Report #4
• 514 NGAO System Design Phase Report #5
• 557 NGAO System Design Phase Report #6
• 600 Preliminary Design Project Report #1
• 607 Preliminary Design Project Report #2
• 611 PSF Reconstruction CfAO Project Report
• 612 Preliminary Design Project Report #3
• 618 Preliminary Design Project Report #4

Published KAONs:

• 597 NGAO Overview (SPIE 2008)
• 599 NGAO Science Operations (SPIE 2008)
• 601 NGAO Point and Shoot (SPIE 2008)
• 604 NGAO Concept (SPIE 2008)
• 605 NGAO Science Case (SPIE 2008)
• 606 Low-order wavefront sensing in tomographic multi-beacon AO systems (SPIE 2008)

Complete List of Keck Adaptive Optics Notes (4/15/08)

Link to NGAO Work Products page

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