DATABASE OF TECHNICAL DATA

PSF CHARACTERISTICS

Below we show how the PSF behaves as a function of various parameters. Here we characterise the PSF in terms of its half-light radius, r50, and the encircled energy within the diffraction limited core. Note that the latter quantity is really only useful when considering LTAO.

r50 EE in DLC
Wavelength
Size of the FoV
(GLAO only)
Position within FoV
(GLAO)
Position within FoV
(LTAO)
Zenith distance
(no AO)
Zenith distance
(GLAO)
Zenith distance
(LTAO)