¥The DSOS consistently improves the beam efficiency of the 10.4-meter Leighton
Telescope in the 350 micron wavelength
range
¥New detections of weak and/or distant objects with the SHARCII and 850 GHz
Receiver have been obtained with the help of
the DSOS
¥It is one of the few real time submillimeter active optic systems operating in the
world
¥It is the only system that implements heating and cooling
¥The DSOS has been in operation since Feb. 2003