Robotic laser adaptive optics for rapid visible/near-infrared AO imaging and boosted-sensitivity low-resolution NIR integral field spectroscopy

Abstract

Large area surveys will dominate the next decade of astronomy, and the main limitation to science will be the thorough followup and characterization of their extremely numerous discoveries. The deployment of robotic laser adaptive optics on mid-sized telescopes will be crucial for the sensitive and rapid characterization of these survey targets.

arXiv commentSubmitted to Astro2020 APC White Papers. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1606.07456