1. Christopher Neyman & Ralf Flicker for the KPAO team
KPAO system modeling
Christopher Neyman & Ralf Flicker
for the KPAO team

2. KPAO overview

3. Arcadia

4. Monte Carlo simulation
YAO simulation (Rigaut code)
“KPAO 140” configuration:
5 90 km (32x32 SH WFS)
1 NGS (2x2 SH WFS)
1 0 km, 33x33 actuators
Virtual 8 km
LGS
Virtual DM idea:
2-DM tomography
Projection vDM DM
WFS correction term (for closed loop)
Virtual DM DM

5. YAO KPAO simulation contd.
“KPAO 140” wavefront error budget
YAO development:
COW (with SOY)
Time filtering enhancements
LGS & propagation enhancements
more…
Focal
Aniso.