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SLODAR System Development for Vertical Atmospheric Disturbance Profiling at Geochang Observatory

  • Ji Yong Joo (Department of Optical Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Hyeon Seung Ha (Department of Optical Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Jun Ho Lee (Department of Optical Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Do Hwan Jung (Department of Optical Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Young Soo Kim (Department of Optical Engineering, Kongju National University) ;
  • Timothy Butterley (Department of Physics, University of Durham)
  • Received : 2023.11.22
  • Accepted : 2023.12.20
  • Published : 2024.02.25
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Abstract

Implemented at the Geochang Observatory in South Korea, our slope detection and ranging (SLO-DAR) system features a 508 mm Cassegrain telescope (f /7.8), incorporating two Shack-Hartmann wave-front sensors (WFS) for precise measurements of atmospheric phase distortions, particularly from nearby binary or double stars, utilizing an 8 × 8 grid of sampling points. With an ability to reconstruct eight-layer vertical atmospheric profiles, the system quantifies the refractive index structure function (Cn2) through the crossed-beam method. Adaptable in vertical profiling altitude, ranging from a few hundred meters to several kilometers, contingent on the separation angle of binary stars, the system operates in both wide (2.5 to 12.5 arcminute separation angle) and narrow modes (11 to 15 arcsecond separation angle), covering altitudes from 122.3 to 611.5 meters and 6.1 to 8.3 kilometers, respectively. Initial measurements at the Geochang Observatory indicated Cn2 values up to 181.7 meters with a Fried parameter (r0) of 8.4 centimeters in wide mode and up to 7.8 kilometers with an r0 of 8.0 centimeters in narrow mode, suggesting similar seeing conditions to the Bohyun Observatory and aligning with a comparable 2014-2015 seeing profiling campaign in South Korea.

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Acknowledgement

The research grant of the Kongju National University in 2022; the DRATRI grant funded by DAPA (Laser guide star adaptive optics, Grant no. UC200014D*).

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