2014 Caltech Ground-layer Adaptive Optics Workshop

The science motivation and technological solutions for ground-layer adaptive optics (GLAO) are maturing rapidly. Improved seeing over moderate field of view (arc minutes) holds the potential to reinvigorate existing, substantial investments in 5-10 meter telescope instrumentation.

This informal mini-workshop will explore the motivation and potential implementations of GLAO. Discussions will be free-form and new ideas and interchange are welcome.

Date and Time Session 1 Sunday 14 Sept 2014 2p-5p Overview and Science
Session 2 Monday 15 Sept 2014 9a-4p Implementation and Strategy
Location: Hameetman Auditorium Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Caltech
Dial-in: 866-675-1191 x8203140
Polycom IP: 131.215.193.38 (by request only - expecting Wizinowich and Lacy on Polycom)

Workshop Goals

  • Scientifically motivate an assessment of GLAO opportunities
  • Review the technical maturity and competitive landscape for GLAO-augmented science in the coming decade
  • Review the best turbulence measurement statistics for Mauna Kea
  • Review detailed performance modeling to assess the scientific potential of GLAO on 2.2 - 30m telescopes
  • Assess the technical maturity and demonstrated performance of adaptive secondary mirrors
  • Bring together parties interested in the future of GLAO on Mauna Kea

Participation (modify TWiki as appropriate)

Organizing Committee: C. Baranec (UH-Manoa), R. Dekany (COO), C. Martin (UCSB), Y. Hayano (NAOJ)
Confirmed Participants: J. Cohen (CIT), A. Conrad (LBT), B. Ellerbroek (TMT), A. Ghez (UCLA), I. Iwata (Subaru), R. Jensen-Clem (CIT), E. Kirby (CIT), S. Kulkarni (CIT), J. Lu (UH), C. Max (UCSC), D. McKenna (COO), G. Rahmer (LBT), R. Rampy (WMKO), R. Riddle (COO)
Confirmed Remote: M. Lacy (NRAO) (TBC), P. Wizinowich (WMKO)
Invited: O. Lai (Subaru/Gemini), M. Liu (UH), T. Treu (UCSC), R. Ellis (CIT), M. Fitzgerald (UCLA), M. Morris, L. Hillenbrand (CIT), C. Beichman (CIT), J. Graham (UCB), B. Macintosh (Stanford), A. Kinney (NASA), C. Martin (CIT), M. Geha (Yale), G. Hasinger (UH), Caltech faculty, students, and staff
Cannot attend: A. Bouchez (GMT), D. Gavel (UCSC)

Agenda

Sun 14 September Topic Speaker
2:00 - 2:25 Welcome and Workshop Goals Dekany
2:30 - 2:55 Intro to GLAO + MMT Laser GLAO Baranec
3:00 - 3:25 Mauna Kea (MK) ground layer statistics Chun
3:30 - 3:50 GLAO science: 'imaka and Beyond Lu
3:55 - 4:15 GLAO plans at ESO Max
4:20 - 4:40 ULTIMATE Subaru GLAO Science (.pdf) Iwata
4:45 - 5:00 Near-IR deep fields (.pdf) Lacy (remote)
5:00 - 5:30 Wine and cheese  
6:00 pm Dinner Celestino (141 South Lake Ave.)  

Mon 15 September Topic Speaker
8:30 - 9:00 Continental breakfast
9:00 - 9:20 ASMs (.pdf) Rahmer
9:25 - 9:40 ARGOS LBT GLAO (.pdf) Rahmer
9:45 - 10:00 LINC-NIRVANA GLAO (.pptx) Conrad
10:05 - 10:35 GLAO, Palomar, and Mauna Kea (.pdf) Dekany
10:40 - 11:00 `imaka (.pdf) Chun
11:05 - 11:35 ULTIMATE-SUBARU Details Hayano
Lunch
1:15 - 1:40 Science Capabilities of GLAO Spectrographs Fed by GLAO Martin
1:55 - 2:10 Logistics of GLAO at Keck (.pptx) Wizinowich
2:15 - 3:00 Discussion: Unique opportunities at Mauna Kea All
Competitive advantages for MK GLAO?
3:05 - 3:50 Discussion: MK GLAO instrumentation All
What analyses are needed? Other discussions?
Role of scintillation measurements in GLAO?
MOAO MOS concept (.pdf)
GLAO vs. partial correction? MOAO w/ patrolling RLGS?
ASM in place of / in addition to Keck AO?
Relationship of Keck + Subaru AO to NFIRAOS/IRIS in 2023?
ASM for TMT? What is the role of Keck/Subaru for development?
Survey metric for GLAO? A-omega vs. A-omega/(DIQ)^2
4:00 Finish Note 4p is a hard deadline for auditorium

Links

Related Papers

Minutes

Follow-on Action Items

  • Dekany to draft white paper for presentation at Keck Strategy Meeting in Oxnard (due Sept 17)

Topic attachments
I Attachment History Action Size Date Who Comment
PDFpdf 140914_GLAO_workshop_RGD.pdf r1 manage 10066.9 K 2014-09-14 - 05:10 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf 140914_GLAO_workshop_Welcome.pdf r1 manage 70.2 K 2014-09-14 - 05:01 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf 140914_Keck_MOAO_NIR_MOS.pdf r2 r1 manage 1015.1 K 2014-09-14 - 03:30 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf 20140914iwata_ULTIMATE-SUBARU.pdf r1 manage 6054.7 K 2014-09-14 - 19:21 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf ARGOS_-_GLAO_Workshop_Caltech_September_2014.pdf r1 manage 3471.1 K 2014-09-15 - 17:06 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf ASMs_-_GLAO_Workshop_Caltech_September_2014.pdf r1 manage 3426.8 K 2014-09-15 - 17:06 RichardDekany  
PowerPointpptx GLAO__ASM_Wizinowich.pptx r1 manage 1756.1 K 2014-09-12 - 21:00 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf MK_Stats_and_Performance_Limits.pdf r1 manage 14083.3 K 2014-09-14 - 21:50 ChristophBaranec  
PowerPointpptx Max_v2.pptx r1 manage 4721.6 K 2014-09-14 - 22:16 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf RibakGershnikCheselkaScintill.pdf r1 manage 493.4 K 2014-09-15 - 20:19 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf SLGLAO_paper.pdf r1 manage 286.8 K 2014-09-14 - 04:23 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf cmartin_glao_at_keck.pdf r3 r2 r1 manage 13071.8 K 2014-09-15 - 18:21 UnknownUser  
PowerPointpptx glaoWs15sep2014_v4.pptx r1 manage 73343.1 K 2014-09-15 - 00:00 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf glao_caltech14_lacy.pdf r1 manage 4063.0 K 2014-09-13 - 23:36 RichardDekany  
PDFpdf jlu_glao_2014.pdf r1 manage 22738.7 K 2014-09-14 - 21:53 RichardDekany  

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