Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 24, 2423001(2023)

Development of Rapid Tunable Lyot Filter and Its Observation on 1 m New Vacuum Solar Telescope

Xiqun Wang1,2,3,4, Yongjun Liang5, Junping Zhang5, Jiajia Wu5, Shu Yuan6, Yu Fu7, Lü Zhuo1,2,3,4, Weijun Mao5, and Zhenyu Jin1,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650011, Yunnan , China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Yunnan Key Laboratory of Solar Physics and Space Exploration, Kunming 650011, Yunnan , China
  • 4Engineering Laboratory on Applied Astronomy of Yunnan, Kunming 650011, Yunnan , China
  • 5Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu , China
  • 6National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 7Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Xiqun Wang, Yongjun Liang, Junping Zhang, Jiajia Wu, Shu Yuan, Yu Fu, Lü Zhuo, Weijun Mao, Zhenyu Jin. Development of Rapid Tunable Lyot Filter and Its Observation on 1 m New Vacuum Solar Telescope[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(24): 2423001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Mar. 14, 2023

    Accepted: May. 16, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 8, 2023

    The Author Email: Jin Zhenyu (kim@ynao.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230676

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