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Update and image quality error budget for the LSST camera optical design

Authors :
Steven M. Kahn
Andrew P. Rasmussen
Martin Nordby
Gordon Bowden
D. K. Gilmore
Vincent J. Riot
Lynn G. Seppala
Hong Xiao
Nadine Nurita
John Ku
Scot S. Olivier
Brian J. Bauman
Source :
SPIE Proceedings.
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
SPIE, 2010.

Abstract

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) uses a novel, three-mirror, modified Paul-Baker design, with an 8.4-meter primary mirror, a 3.4-m secondary, and a 5.0-m tertiary feeding a refractive camera design with 3 lenses (0.69-1.55m) and a set of broadband filters/corrector lenses. Performance is excellent over a 9.6 square degree field and ultraviolet to near infrared wavelengths. We describe the image quality error budget analysis methodology which includes effects from optical and optomechanical considerations such as index inhomogeneity, fabrication and null-testing error, temperature gradients, gravity, pressure, stress, birefringence, and vibration.

Details

ISSN :
0277786X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
SPIE Proceedings
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........b012006229558f080c2e56fc2f3b2ebc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857682