Optical design of the developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed

Pamela S. Davila; Andrew E. Lowman; Mark E. Wilson; Rene A. Boucarut; Claudia M. LeBoeuf; David C. Redding; Eric W. Young

doi:10.1117/12.324523

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28 August 1998 Optical design of the developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed

Pamela S. Davila, Andrew E. Lowman, Mark E. Wilson, Rene A. Boucarut, Claudia M. LeBoeuf, David C. Redding, Eric W. Young

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Proceedings Volume 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324523
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

In the summer of 1996, three study teams developed conceptual designs and mission architectures for the NGST. All three conceptual designs provided scientific capabilities that met or surpassed those envisioned by the Hubble Space Telescope and Beyond Committee. Each group highlighted areas of technology study included: deployable structures, lightweight optics, cryogenic optics and mechanisms, passive cooling, a non-orbit closed loop wavefront sensing and control. NASA and industry are currently planning to develop a series of ground testbeds and validation flights to demonstrate many of these technologies. The developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed (DCATT) is a system level testbed to be developed at Goddard Space Flight Center in three phases over an extended period of time. This testbed will combine an actively controlled telescope with the hardware and software elements of a closed loop wavefront sensing and control system to achieve diffraction limited imaging at 2 microns. We will present an overview of the system level requirements, a discussion of the optical design, and results of performance analyses for the Phase 1 ambient concept for DCATT.

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Pamela S. Davila, Andrew E. Lowman, Mark E. Wilson, Rene A. Boucarut, Claudia M. LeBoeuf, David C. Redding, and Eric W. Young "Optical design of the developmental cryogenic active telescope testbed", Proc. SPIE 3356, Space Telescopes and Instruments V, (28 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324523

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