MSE acquisition and guider system focal plane hardware conceptual design

Peter R. Gillingham; Derrick Salmon; Nicolas Flagey; Kei Szeto; Richard Murowinski; Will Saunders

doi:10.1117/12.2561086

13 December 2020 MSE acquisition and guider system focal plane hardware conceptual design

Peter R. Gillingham, Derrick Salmon, Nicolas Flagey, Kei Szeto, Richard Murowinski, Will Saunders

Proceedings Volume 11445, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VIII; 1144548 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561086
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

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We discuss the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) Acquisition and Guide (A and G) System conceptual focal plane hardware and operational requirements and pay detailed attention to the A and G system’s three CMOS cameras’ areas and sensitivities needed to assure a high success rate in acquiring suitable guide stars. Ways to provide auxiliary functions, including the measurement of defocus and misalignment of the telescope optics, are also discussed.

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Peter R. Gillingham, Derrick Salmon, Nicolas Flagey, Kei Szeto, Richard Murowinski, and Will Saunders "MSE acquisition and guider system focal plane hardware conceptual design", Proc. SPIE 11445, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VIII, 1144548 (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561086

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