Argues that robotic laser adaptive optics on mid-sized telescopes is crucial for sensitive and rapid characterization of targets from large area surveys.
Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation and the National Science Foundation
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Over its more than thirty-year history, the Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation (ATI) program has provided grants to support technology development for ground-based astronomy. Research from this program has advanced adaptive optics, high resolution and multi-object spectroscopy, optical interferometry and synoptic surveys, to name just a few. Previous and ongoing scientific advances span the entire field of astronomy, from studies of the Sun to the distant universe. Through a combination of literature assessment and individual case studies, we present a survey of ATI funded research for optical-infrared astronomy. We find that technology development unfolds over a time period that is longer than an individual grant. A longitudinal perspective shows that substantial scientific gains have resulted from investments in technology.
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Robotic laser adaptive optics for rapid visible/near-infrared AO imaging and boosted-sensitivity low-resolution NIR integral field spectroscopy
Argues that robotic laser adaptive optics on mid-sized telescopes is crucial for sensitive and rapid characterization of targets from large area surveys.