Strategies for prime focus instrumentation in off-axis Gregorian systems

Roy Coulter; Jeff R. Kuhn; Haosheng Lin

doi:10.1117/12.460297

11 February 2003 Strategies for prime focus instrumentation in off-axis Gregorian systems

Roy Coulter, Jeff R. Kuhn, Haosheng Lin

Proceedings Volume 4853, Innovative Telescopes and Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460297
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

A new generation of off-axis telescopes has been proposed to address a number of high dynamic range problems in astrophysics. These systems present unusual problems and opportunities for the instrument designer. We will discuss some of the issues that must be resolved when placing instrumentation at the prime focus. The heat stop and occulter systems for the SOLARC off-axis coronagraph will be used to illustrate strategies for solar telescope applications.

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Roy Coulter, Jeff R. Kuhn, and Haosheng Lin "Strategies for prime focus instrumentation in off-axis Gregorian systems", Proc. SPIE 4853, Innovative Telescopes and Instrumentation for Solar Astrophysics, (11 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460297

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