Next generation space telescope: a monolithic mirror candidate

James Roger P. Angel; Hubert M. Martin; David G. Sandler; Nick Wolf; Pierre Y. Bely; Piero Benvenuti; Robert A. E. Fosbury; Robin J. Laurance; James H. Crocker; Riccardo Giacconi

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12 October 1996 Next generation space telescope: a monolithic mirror candidate

James Roger P. Angel, Hubert M. Martin, David G. Sandler, Nick Wolf, Pierre Y. Bely, Piero Benvenuti, Robert A. E. Fosbury, Robin J. Laurance, James H. Crocker, Riccardo Giacconi

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Proceedings Volume 2807, Space Telescopes and Instruments IV; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255121
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

We present a concept for a Next Generation Space Telescope with a monolithic 8 X 4 meter primary, optimized for the near infrared region (2 - 5 microns). The observatory is radiatively cooled to about 35 K and would be launched on an Ariane 5 to the Lagrange Point L2.

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James Roger P. Angel, Hubert M. Martin, David G. Sandler, Nick Wolf, Pierre Y. Bely, Piero Benvenuti, Robert A. E. Fosbury, Robin J. Laurance, James H. Crocker, and Riccardo Giacconi "Next generation space telescope: a monolithic mirror candidate", Proc. SPIE 2807, Space Telescopes and Instruments IV, (12 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255121

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