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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design

Lead Author: 
Callahan, Shawn
Other Authors/Credits: 
Gressler, W.; Thomas, S. J.; Gessner, C.; Warner, M.; Barr, J.; Lotz, P.J.; Schumacher, G.; Wiecha, O.; Angeli, G.; Andrew, J.; Claver, C.; Schoening, W.; Sebag, J.; Krabbendam, V.; Neill, D.; Hileman, E.; Muller, G.; Araujo, C.; Orden Martinez, A.; Perezagua Aguado, M.; Garcia-Marchena, L.; Ruiz...
Publication Date: 
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Conference Papers
SPIE
Project, Telescope and Site
mount, fabrication
Document-21536
Link
Shawn Callahan ; William Gressler ; Sandrine J. Thomas ; Chuck Gessner ; Mike Warner, et al. " Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design ", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 99060M (August 18, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2232996; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2232996
Journal or Publication name: 
SPIE Proceedings
Citable: 
no
Abstract: 
This paper describes the status and details of the large synoptic survey telescope1,2,3 mount assembly (TMA). On June 9th, 2014 the contract for the design and build of the large synoptic survey telescope mount assembly (TMA) was awarded to GHESA Ingeniería y Tecnología, S.A. and Asturfeito, S.A...

Final design of the LSST hexapods and rotator

Lead Author: 
Sneed, Ryan
Other Authors/Credits: 
Neill, Douglas R.; Kidney, Scott; Araujo, Constanza; Gressler, William; Lotz, Paul J.; Mills, Dave; Sebag, Jacques, Sebring, Thomas A.; Warner, Michael, Wiecha, Oliver
Publication Date: 
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Conference Papers
SPIE
Project, Telescope and Site
mirrors, m2, hexapods, actuators, optics, fabrication
Document-21544
Link
Ryan Sneed ; Douglas R. Neill ; Scott Kidney ; Constanza Araujo ; William Gressler, et al. " Final design of the LSST hexapods and rotator ", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 99060K (July 27, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2231327; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2231327
Journal or Publication name: 
SPIE Proceedings
Citable: 
no
Abstract: 
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is a large (8.4 meter) wide-field (3.5 degree) survey telescope, which will be located on the Cerro Pachón summit in Chile. Both the Secondary Mirror (M2) Cell Assembly and Camera utilize hexapods to facilitate optical positioning relative to the Primary/...

LSST secondary mirror system final design

Lead Author: 
Neill, Douglas
Other Authors/Credits: 
Bogan, G.; Zajac, D.; Araujo, C.; Gressler, W.J.; DeVries, J.; Hileman, E.A.; Lotz, P.J.; Mills, D.; Thomas, S.; Sebring, T.A.; Sebag, J.; Warner, M.; Wiecha, O.
Publication Date: 
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Conference Papers
SPIE
Project, Telescope and Site
m2, mirrors, actuators, fabrication, metrology, optics
Document-21545
Link
Douglas R. Neill ; Gregory Bogan ; Dale Zajac ; Constanza Araujo ; William J. Gressler, et al. " LSST secondary mirror system final design ", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 990667 (July 27, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2234021; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2234021
Journal or Publication name: 
SPIE Proceedings
Citable: 
no
Abstract: 
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) has a 10 degrees square field of view which is achieved through a 3 mirror optical system comprised of an 8.4 meter primary, 3.5 meter secondary (M2) and a 5 meter tertiary mirror. The M2 is a 100mm thick meniscus convex asphere. The mirror surface is...

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