Bibcode
García-Lorenzo, B.; Fuensalida, J. J.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 416, Issue 3, pp. 2123-2129.
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2011
Citations
12
Refereed citations
11
Description
We present the largest data base so far of atmospheric optical
turbulence profiles [197 035 individual C2N(h)]
for an astronomical site, the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La
Palma, Spain). This C2N(h) data base was obtained
through generalized SCIDAR observations at the 1-m Jacobus Kapteyn
Telescope from 2004 February to 2009 August, obtaining useful data for
211 nights. The overestimation of the turbulence strength induced during
the generalized SCIDAR data processing has been analysed for the
different observational configurations. All the individual
C2N(h) have been recalibrated to compensate for
the errors introduced during data treatment. Comparing the results from
profiles before and after the recalibration, we analyse its impact on
the calculation of relevant parameters for adaptive optics.