Optical Designs for Large Detector Arrays on Spherical-Primary Orbital/Sub-Orbital Telescopes |
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Authors: | Luca Olmi |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Astronomy, 815J Lederle GRT Tower B, University of Massachusetts, LMT/GTM Project, 710 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-9305, USA |
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Abstract: | We discuss the guidelines to the optical design for relatively small-aperture sub-millimeter telescopes employing a spherical primary and large-format bolometer arrays. Although optical solutions for large ground optical telescopes using a spherical primary are discussed in the literature, these configurations are not acceptable for orbital or sub-orbital platforms. As a baseline telescope design we will use BLAST, the Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope , which will be employing bolometer arrays at 250 m, 350 m and 500 m, and will carry a 2.0 m spherical primary mirror during the first flight. We examine two different sets of optical solutions that might be used on future spherical-primary small aperture telescopes: first, we discuss configurations employing on-axis optical elements to correct the spherical aberration introduced by the primary. Then, we present several optical solutions using off-axis, cooled mirrors. These configurations are discussed in relation to optical performance and various operational design constraints. A preliminary optical design for BLAST is also discussed. |
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