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Cooled infrared telescope developmentThe feasibility of the design concept for a 1-m-aperture, cryogenically cooled telescope for Spacelab is assessed. The device makes use of double-folded Gregorian reflective optics. The planned cryogen is helium, and beryllium will be used for the 1.2 m primary mirror. Results of studies based on smaller instruments indicate that no new technology will be required to construct a Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility which will offer improvement over the sensitivity of conventional telescopes by a factor of 1000 at 10 micrometers.
Document ID
19760059414
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Young, L. S.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1976
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Meeting on Utilization of Space Shuttle and Spacelab
Location: Bonn
Start Date: June 2, 1976
End Date: June 4, 1976
Sponsors: American Astronautical Society and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt
Accession Number
76A42380
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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