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At that point, the intrinsic quality of the site beeame a major issue to establish new observatories with modern telescopes, and astronomers started to desert the urban skies and to migrate toward mountains and deserts.

Preface. Part I: The Problematics of Adaptive Optics. Introduction to Wave Optics; C.A. Haniff. Atmospheric Turbulence Optical Effects: Understanding the Adaptive Optics Implications; D.L. Fried. Atmospheric Adaptive Optics Applications; V.P. Lukin. Modelling Atmospheric Turbulence Effects on Ground-Based Telescope Systems; L.W. Bradford, S.M. Flatté, C.E. Max. Servo-Loop Analysis for Adaptive Optics; M. Demerlé, P.Y. Madec, G. Rousset. The Problematics of Adaptive Optics Design; F. Roddier. Part II: Critical Components and Systems. Wavefront Sensing; G. Rousset. Optimization of Wavefront Sensors for the Highest Accuracy and Sensitivity; J.R.P. Angel. Deformable Mirrors; E.N. Ribak. Astronomical Reference Sources; F. Rigaut. Sodium-Layer Laser Guide Stars; H.W. Friedman. Synthetic Beacons for Atmospheric Compensation; D.P. Greenwood, R.R. Parenti. Sodium Beacon Used for Adaptive Optics on the Multiple Mirror Telescope; B.J. Carter, et al. Evaluating the Performance of Adaptive Optical Telescopes; B.M. Welsh, M.C. Roggemann. Integrated Adaptive Optics Systems; E.H. Richardson. Stray Radiation Issues in Astronomical Systems with Adaptive Optics; S.M. Pompea. Active Compensation of Global Wavefront Tilts; E. Ballesteros, T. Viera, F. Lorenzo, M. Reyes, J.A. Bonet, C. Martin. Part III: Astrophysics with Adaptive Optics. The Impact of Adaptive Optics on Focal Plane Instrumentation; S.T. Ridgway. Prospects for Alternative Approaches to Adaptive Optics; A.H. Greenaway. Adaptive Optics for Long Baseline Optical Interferometry; J.-M. Mariotti. Astrophysics with Adaptive Optics: Results and Challenges; P. Léna.Index.