Characterising daytime atmospheric conditions on La Palma

Townson, M.J.; Kellerer, A.; Osborn, J.; Butterley, T.; Morris, T.; Wilson, R.W.

Abstract

Day-time turbulence profiles are important for the next generation of Solar Telescopes, which will be equipped with multi conjugate adaptive optics systems. We measured daytime turbulence profiles above La Palma from 17th to 19th September 2013 using a wide- field wave-front sensor. The measured profiles are consistent with previous measurements and suggest that the majority of the turbulence is located close to the ground. Our method does not yet permit precise measurements of high altitude turbulence due to limited instrument and analysis sensitivity.

Citation

Townson, M., Kellerer, A., Osborn, J., Butterley, T., Morris, T., & Wilson, R. (2015). Characterising daytime atmospheric conditions on La Palma. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 595, Article 012035. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/595/1/012035

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Nov 29, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 28, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Print ISSN: 1742-6588
• Electronic ISSN: 1742-6596
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 595
• Article Number: 012035
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/595/1/012035
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1370103