Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 0552211(2023)

Atmospheric Effects of Star Imaging():Atmospheric Refraction

Zhiwei TAO1...2,3, Congming DAI1,3,*, Pengfei WU1,3, Yichong REN4, Haiping MEI1,3, Yunsong FENG2, Ruizhong RAO1,3, and Heli WEI13 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 2Infrared and Low Temperature Plasma Key Laboratory of Anhui Province, Electronic Countermeasure College, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, China
  • 3Advanced Laser Technology Anhui Laboratory, Hefei 230037, China
  • 4School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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    Zhiwei TAO, Congming DAI, Pengfei WU, Yichong REN, Haiping MEI, Yunsong FENG, Ruizhong RAO, Heli WEI. Atmospheric Effects of Star Imaging():Atmospheric Refraction[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(5): 0552211

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    Paper Information

    Category: Special Issue for Advanced Science and Technology of Astronomical Optics

    Received: Mar. 1, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 19, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 19, 2023

    The Author Email: DAI Congming (cmdai@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235205.0552211

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