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Aberrations for grazing incidence telescopesThe wavefront aberration polynomial and transverse ray aberration expansions will be derived for grazing incidence two-mirror Wolter telescopes including all paraboloid-hyperboloid and paraboloid-ellipsoid combinations. The reference sphere is determined with the help of the principal surface of the telescope, and the aberration polynomials will be given as functions of the coordinates of the ray intersection with the reference sphere. Third -and some of the fifth-order and seventh-order aberration terms will be analyzed. Also, the well-known relationship between wavefront aberration polynomials and transverse ray aberration polynomials will be verified.
Document ID
19880047795
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Saha, Timo T.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
April 15, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 27
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Optics
Accession Number
88A35022
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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