Conceptual design of an 18m aperture Multi-Mirror telescope

Physics – Optics

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Borosilicate Glass, Lens Design, Reflecting Telescopes, Apertures, Azimuth, Cassegrain Optics, Cost Reduction, Design Analysis, Honeycomb Structures, Infrared Telescopes, Mirrors, Modulus Of Elasticity, Poisson Ratio, Research And Development, Thermal Expansion

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A conceptual development status assessment is made for the design of the British Multi-Mirror, 18-m effective aperture telescope, which has proceeded on the basis of experience gained in design and construction of the 4.2-m Altazimuth telescope. The Multi-Mirror telescope's translating mirrors yield a reduction in telescope structure costs, and the use of borosilicate glass honeycomb mirrors having high stiffness/weight ratios furthers cost reductions by comparison with near-zero thermal expansion coefficient glass ceramics. The f/2 focal ratio allows for minimum tube structure lengths.

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