SAXO

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SAXO is an advanced adaptive optics system designed to correct atmospheric distortions and sharpen astronomical images for the SPHERE instrument on the Very Large Telescope.

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SAXO canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adaptive optics system ⓘ
astronomical instrumentation subsystem ⓘ
acronymFor SPHERE Adaptive optics for eXoplanet Observation ⓘ
applicationDomain circumstellar disk studies ⓘ
exoplanet science ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ
correctionType extreme adaptive optics ⓘ
designedFor SPHERE instrument ⓘ
developmentContext VLT second-generation instrumentation ⓘ
enablesCapability coronagraphic imaging ⓘ
polarimetric differential imaging ⓘ
spectral differential imaging ⓘ
fieldOfUse ground-based astronomy ⓘ
fullName SPHERE Adaptive optics for eXoplanet Observation ⓘ
hostInstrumentMode SPHERE/IFS ⓘ
linked to: SPHERE

SPHERE/IRDIS ⓘ
hostInstrumentMode SPHERE/ZIMPOL ⓘ
linked to: ZIMPOL
hostTelescope VLT UT3 Melipal ⓘ
installedAt Paranal Observatory ⓘ
installedOn Very Large Telescope ⓘ
locatedOnTelescopeUnit VLT Unit Telescope 3 ⓘ
observatory ESO Paranal Observatory ⓘ
linked to: Paranal Observatory
observingWavelengthRange near-infrared ⓘ
visible ⓘ
operatedBy European Southern Observatory ⓘ
optimizedFor exoplanet detection ⓘ
high-contrast imaging ⓘ
partOf SPHERE ⓘ
primaryPurpose correct atmospheric distortions ⓘ
sharpen astronomical images ⓘ
scienceGoal direct imaging of exoplanets ⓘ
high-contrast imaging of circumstellar environments ⓘ
telescopeAperture 8.2-metre class ⓘ
usesComponent high-order deformable mirror ⓘ
real-time computer ⓘ
tip-tilt mirror ⓘ
wavefront sensor ⓘ
wavefrontSensorType Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor ⓘ

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