A Facility for the Study of Atmospheric Parameters Based on the Shack–Hartmann Sensor
S. А. Potanin, M. Kornilov, A. D. Savvin, Boris S. Safonov, М. А. Ибрагимов, E. A. Kopylov, M. A. Nalivkin, V. E. Shmagin, L. X. Huy, N. T. Thao
Abstract
Abstract—The basic principles of the development of an astroclimatic facility using commercially available standard technical solutions to allow rapid production and unlimited replication are outlined. The facility includes an equatorially-mounted $$305$$ mm, $${F \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {F 8}} \right. \kern-0em} 8}$$ Ritchey–Chretien telescope with a dome, cloud sensor, and an automatic weather station. The proposed device for studying the parameters of atmospheric turbulence including the altitude profile consists only of a Shack–Hartmann sensor with a $$3 \times 3$$ cm subaperture. The feasibility of such an approach has been confirmed by recent studies and our numerical simulations.