The solar optical telescope onboard the Solar-B

被引:37
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作者
Ichimoto, K [1 ]
Tsuneta, S [1 ]
Suematsu, Y [1 ]
Shimizu, T [1 ]
Otsubo, M [1 ]
Kato, Y [1 ]
Noguchi, M [1 ]
Nakagiri, M [1 ]
Tamaura, T [1 ]
Katsukawa, Y [1 ]
Kubo, M [1 ]
Sakamoto, Y [1 ]
Hara, H [1 ]
Minesugi, K [1 ]
Ohnishi, A [1 ]
Saito, H [1 ]
Kawaguchi, N [1 ]
Matsushita, T [1 ]
Nakaoji, T [1 ]
Nagae, K [1 ]
Sakamoto, J [1 ]
Hasuyama, Y [1 ]
Mikami, I [1 ]
Miyawaki, K [1 ]
Sakurai, Y [1 ]
Kaido, N [1 ]
Horiuchi, T [1 ]
Shimada, S [1 ]
Inoue, T [1 ]
Mitsutake, M [1 ]
Yoshida, N [1 ]
Takahara, O [1 ]
Takeyama, H [1 ]
Suzuki, M [1 ]
Abe, SI [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Astron Observ, Natl Inst Nat Sci, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
关键词
space telescope; optical telescope; solar vector magnetograph; polarization; diffraction limit;
D O I
10.1117/12.550989
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
The solar optical telescope onboard the Solar-B is aimed to perform a high precision polarization measurements of the solar spectral lines in visible wavelengths to obtain, for the first time, continuous sets of high spatial resolution (similar to0.2arcsec) and high accuracy vector-magnetic-field map of the sun for studying the mechanisms driving the fascinating activity phenomena occurring in the solar atmosphere. The optical telescope assembly (OTA) is a diffraction limited, aplanatic Gregorian telescope with an aperture of phiw500mm. With a collimating lens unit and an active folding mirror, the OTA provides a pointing-stabilized parallel beam to the focal plane package (FPP) with a field of view of about 360x200arcsec. In this paper we identify the key technical issues of OTA for achieving the mission goal and describe the basic concepts in its optical, mechanical and thermal designs. The strategy to verify the in-orbit performance of the telescope is also discussed.
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页码:1142 / 1151
页数:10
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