Good imaging with very fast paraboloidal primaries - an optical solution and some applications

Details Good imaging with very fast paraboloidal primaries - an optical solution and some applications Good imaging with very fast paraboloidal primaries - an optical solution and some applications

Oct 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982spie..332..134a&link_type=abstract

IN: International Conference on Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes, Tucson, AZ, March 11-13, 1982, Proceedings (A83-30976 13

Computer Science

Performance

8

Mirrors, Optical Correction Procedure, Parabolic Reflectors, Reflecting Telescopes, Aberration, Emissivity, Imaging Techniques, Performance Prediction, Structural Design, Ultraviolet Astronomy

Scientific paper

Attention is given to the imaging performance improvement obtainable in telescopes with fast parabolic primaries by means of two-mirror correctors of the Paul-Baker type. Images with 80 percent of the energy concentrated within 0.2 arcsec are projected for an f/1 primary relaying to an f/2 final focus, over a 1 deg-diameter field. It is noted that the mechanical structure and enclosure of a large telescope built with these fast optics should be significantly smaller and less expensive than those for conventional optics. The application of the Paul-Baker corrector system is explored for such diverse telescope types as those employing six off-axis primary mirrors, UV astronomy telescopes with no chromatic aberration, a low emissivity IR astronomy instrument with an off-axis f/1 parent primary mirror part, and thin rectangular aperture telescopes which are useful for spectroscopy and photometry.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Good imaging with very fast paraboloidal primaries - an optical solution and some applications does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Good imaging with very fast paraboloidal primaries - an optical solution and some applications, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Good imaging with very fast paraboloidal primaries - an optical solution and some applications will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1032863