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Report of the Working Design GroupThe engineering study group in the LOUISA workshop was responsible for producing a preliminary general design for an optical synthetic aperture telescope on the Moon. This design is intended to be a test case for focusing continuing design studies. The scope of the design included consideration of the array geometry, individual telescopes, metrology, site attributes, and construction. However, no attempt was made to go into further depth in the design than to cover the essential characteristics of the instrument. The starting point for the array design was the lunar optical array discussed by Burke (1985). His array geometry followed the design and correlation procedure of the 27-element Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescopes near Socorro, New Mexico.
Document ID
19930004413
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: A Lunar Optical-Ultraviolet-Infrared Synthesis Array (LOUISA)
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
93N13601
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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