Alignment and phasing of deployable telescopesThe experiences in coaligning and phasing the Multi-Mirror Telescope (MMT), together with studies in setting up radio telescopes, are presented. These experiences are discussed, and on the basis they furnish, schemes are suggested for coaligning and phasing four large future telescopes with complex primary mirror systems. These telescopes are MT2, a 15-m-equivalent MMT, the University of California Ten Meter Telescope, the 10 m sub-mm wave telescope of the University of Arizona and the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, and the Large Deployable Reflector, a future space telescope for far-IR and sub-mm waves.
Document ID
19850040427
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Woolf, N. J. (Steward Observatory Tucson, AZ, United States)
Ulich, B. L. (Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory Tucson, AZ, United States)