Integrated modeling of a semirigid hybrid mirror and a highly actuated membrane mirror as candidates for the Next Generation Space Telescope

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Jul 2000

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Proc. SPIE Vol. 4013, p. 810-825, UV, Optical, and IR Space Telescopes and Instruments, James B. Breckinridge; Peter Jakobsen; E

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Advanced space telescopes which will eventually replace the Hubble Space Telescope will have 8 - 20 m diameter apertures. Primary mirrors of these dimensions will fold to fit into the space launcher. By necessity, these mirrors will be extremely lightweight and flexible. The historical approaches to mirror designs, where the mirror is made as rigid as possible to maintain figure and to serve as the anchor for the entire telescope, can no longer be applied. New design concepts and verification will depend entirely on analytical methods to predict optical performance. Integrated modeling of the structural, thermal, and optical performance of such mirrors is becoming the tool for advanced space mirror designs. This paper discusses some of the tasks and study results which are currently the basis for the design and integrated modeling studies of the Next Generation Space Telescope.

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