Three Reflection Telescopes for Wide Field Space Astronomy. First Results from a 30 cm Prototype and Prospects

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Mar 2001

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Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 276, Issue 1, p. 81-88 (2001).

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We present the basic concepts of the two-mirror, three-reflection optical system (2MTRT), and discuss the important benefits of such a system for space projects: wide (~ 2^°) corrected and unvignetted FOV, without the use of refractive optics for the field correction, planarity of the focal surface for an optimized installation of wide area detectors, easy telescope adjustement, small volume and little mass. We also report the results of optical tests made with a 30 cm prototype, equipped with a 2k × 2k CCD camera, and give examples of scientific programmes which can be performed from space and in hostile terrestrial sites such as the Antarctic Plateau.

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