The Multi-conjugate Adaptive optics Demonstrator, MAD, successfully demonstrated on sky the MCAO technique both in Layer Oriented and Star Oriented modes. As results of the Guaranteed Time Observations in Layer Oriented mode quality astronomy papers have been published. In this paper we concentrate on the instrumentation issues and technical aspects which stay behind this success.
@article{arxiv.1009.3393,
title = {An update of the on-sky performance of the Layer-Oriented wave-front sensor for MAD},
author = {Carmelo Arcidiacono and Matteo Lombini and Alessia Moretti and Roberto Ragazzoni and Jacopo Farinato and Renato Falomo and Marco Gullieuszik and Giampaolo Piotto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.3393},
year = {2010}
}
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12 pages, 10 figures, Proceedings of the SPIE conference "Adaptive Optics Systems II", 27 June 2010, San Diego, California, USA