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SAM [1]

  • Improved angular resolution at optical and infrared wavelengths 
  • Uniform and selective compensation of low-altitude turbulence
  • A relatively wide field (3 arcminutes)
  • Image quality improved by a factor of 2 to 5
  • Integrated CCD Imager
  • Correction achieved using a low-altitude Rayleigh laser guide star and two (or one) tip-tilt guide stars (R<18)

DOC TEST [2]

Source URL (retrieved on 02/09/2013 - 00:52): http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/es/content/SAM

Links:
[1] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/es/content/SAM
[2] http://www.ctio.noao.edu/noao/sites/default/files/private/SAM-AD-02-1115.pdf