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Monthly Progress Update for October 2015

Lead Author: 
Krabbendam, Victor
Publication Date: 
Monday, November 30, 2015
Reports to Stakeholders
Report-221
Citable: 
no

Monthly Progress Update for September 2015

Lead Author: 
Krabbendam, Victor
Publication Date: 
Friday, October 30, 2015
Reports to Stakeholders
Report-211
Citable: 
no

Curvature Wavefront Sensing for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Lead Author: 
Xin, Bo et al.
Other Authors/Credits: 
Claver, C.; Liang, M; Chandrasekharan, S.; Angeli, G.; Shipsey, I.
Publication Date: 
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Journal Articles
Journal or Publication name: 
Applied Optics
Citable: 
Yes
Abstract: 

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will use an active optics system (AOS) to maintain alignment and surface figure on its three large mirrors. Corrective actions fed to the LSST AOS are determined from information derived from 4 curvature wavefront sensors located at the corners of the...

Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Agreement No. 1258333, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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