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Considering observations with large apertures in the optical and infrared range.

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... effects

The wavefronts of the object and the reference source pass through distinct parts of the atmosphere and are therefore deformed differently.

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... (DM)

The deformable mirror may actually consist of several parts. E.g. a flat mirror for the tip-tilt correction and a mirror with a deformable surface to correct the higher modes. Here we will just speak of the DM.

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... to

Assuming Kolmogorov turbulence, Taylor hypothesis with a wind speed V of 10 m/s and Zernike degree n = 9 (Conan et al. 1995).

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