Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008spie.7017e..14o&link_type=abstract
Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy III. Edited by Angeli, George Z.; Cullum, Martin J. Proc
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Previous studies of the scaling of the costs of ground based optical observatories suggest that total costs scale as the primary mirror diameter to a power between 1.7 and 3.0. It has been suggested that observatory costs may scale as primary mirror diameter squared reflecting the dependence on thinner mirrors in the current generation of observatory design. Upon completing the detailed cost estimate in support of the Preliminary Design for the Thirty Meter Telescope, an in depth study was undertaken to understand the sensitivity of the estimate to mirror diameter and thickness in addition to other leading parameters of TMT such as segmentation, primary focal ratio, and enclosure diameter. Based upon this analysis, and expressing the costs scaled solely to the mirror diameter, our analysis suggests that the TMT design scales effectively as the diameter to the power 1.2. We will describe the assumptions used to guide this study, the methods used to build the cost model, and the general results of the model.
Goodman David
Oram Jeffrey
Sanders Gary
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