TRW/Ball: Next Generation Space Telescope, NGST

被引:5
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作者
Crocker, J [1 ]
Atkinson, C [1 ]
Ebbets, D [1 ]
Gilman, L [1 ]
Lightsey, P [1 ]
Neam, D [1 ]
Texter, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Ball Aerosp & Technol Corp, Boulder, CO 80301 USA
关键词
NGST; space science; origins; Space Telescope;
D O I
10.1117/12.394044
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The Next Generation Space Telescope will be the premier instrument for astrophysical research a decade from now. This paper describes the reference concept for the observatory being studied by a prime contractor team led by TRW and Ball Aerospace. We give an overview of the space segment of the mission, and the rationale for its heliocentric orbit at the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrangian point. At the time of this meeting many details of the engineering design are still open for trade studies. We highlight a few whose resolution will have implications for the scientific performance of the observatory, and for which preferences and recommendations from the scientific community are welcomed.
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页码:27 / 34
页数:8
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