Conceptual design of a coherent optical system of modular imaging collectors (COSMIC)

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Astronomical Photography, Hubble Space Telescope, Imaging Techniques, Linear Arrays, Optical Equipment, Spaceborne Telescopes, Angular Resolution, Electronic Modules, Image Resolution, Image Transducers, Phase Coherence, Space Shuttle Payloads

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The Coherent Optical System of Modular Imaging Collectors (COSMIC) is the design concept for a phase-coherent optical telescope array that may be placed in earth orbit by the Space Shuttle in the 1990s. The initial system module is a minimum redundancy array whose photon collecting area is three times larger than that of the Space Telescope, and possesses a one-dimensional resoution of better than 0.01 arcsec in the visible range. Thermal structural requirements are assessed. Although the coherent beam combination requirements will be met by an active control system, the COSMIC structural/thermal design must meet more stringent performance criteria than even those of the Space Telescope.

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