Opto-mechanical design of the discovery channel telescope prime focus assembly

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作者：
Delp, C [1 ]
Duffy, M [1 ]
Neill, D [1 ]
Sebring, TA [1 ]
机构：
[1] Goodrich Corp, Danbury, CT 06810 USA
来源：
ASTRONOMICAL STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS TECHNOLOGY | 2004年 / 5495卷
关键词：
DCT; Prime Focus Assembly; mechanism; opto-mechanical;
D O I：
10.1117/12.551728
中图分类号：
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要：
The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is a 4.2m aperture telescope with a unique front end pod assembly that incorporates a secondary mirror assembly on one end, and a prime focus corrector group with focal plane instrument on the other. By flipping the pod end-for-end, the DCT is quickly converted from an f/6.13 Ritchey-Chretien telescope with a 21 arcminute field of view, to an f/1.9 two degree wide field prime focus camera. This paper describes the conceptual opto-mechanical design and performance assessment of the Prime Focus Assembly (PFA), including the pod interfaces, structures, optic mounts and the functions and configurations of the various mechanisms within the pod.
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页码：216 / 227
页数：12
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