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The 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope as ELT testbed facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2006

René G. M. Rutten ,
Richard M. Myers  and
Tim J. Morris
René G. M. Rutten
Affiliation:
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Apartado de Correos 321, E-38700 Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain, email: rgmr@ing.iac.es
Richard M. Myers
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Durham, Rochester Building, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Tim J. Morris
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Durham, Rochester Building, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
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Abstract

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The technical developments required to build the future Extremely Large Telescopes will be very demanding. Some of these developments, for instance in the field of Adaptive Optics, will rely on experimental work to test new techniques and concepts. The 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope located at a representative high-quality observing site, and with its stable Nasmyth optical bench for general access and its common-user Rayleigh laser beacon, is well placed to play a role as a testbed facility for such activities.

Keywords

instrumentation: adaptive opticsinstrumentation: high angular resolution
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S232: Scientific Requirements for Extremely Large Telescopes , November 2005 , pp. 496 - 497
Copyright
2006 International Astronomical Union