Bibcode
García-Lorenzo, B.; Fuensalida, J. J.
Referencia bibliográfica
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 416, Issue 3, pp. 2123-2129.
Fecha de publicación:
9
2011
Número de citas
12
Número de citas referidas
11
Descripción
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.