A deformable secondary mirror for the VLT

R. Arsenault; R. Biasi; D. Gallieni; A. Riccardi; P. Lazzarini; N. Hubin; E. Fedrigo; R. Donaldson; S. Oberti; S. Stroebele; R. Conzelmann; M. Duchateau

doi:10.1117/12.672879

27 June 2006 A deformable secondary mirror for the VLT

R. Arsenault, R. Biasi, D. Gallieni, A. Riccardi, P. Lazzarini, N. Hubin, E. Fedrigo, R. Donaldson, S. Oberti, S. Stroebele, R. Conzelmann, M. Duchateau

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Proceedings Volume 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II; 62720V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672879
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

ESO has initiated in June 2004 a feasibility study to investigate the possibility to retro-fit one of the VLT 8 m telescope with a deformable secondary mirror (DSM). The scope of this effort has been broadened to a concept of Adaptive Optics Facility (adaptive telescope with adapted instrument park). The feasibility study, conducted by MicroGate, ADS Intl and the INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, has been successful (no show stopper identified) and has provided an elegant design of an alternate M2-Unit for the VLT. It features a 1170 actuators DSM based on the voice coil force actuators coupled with capacitive sensors. An 80 kHz internal control loop allows implementing of electronic damping. The simulations performed have shown a fitting error of 62.5 nm rms (r_o = 12.1 cm @ 30 deg. zenith) with a 2mm thin shell and 1.5 kW of heat dissipation. The design shall provide a full stroke of ~50 μm and a rise time of < 1 msec. The DSM will be focused and "centered" by a Hexapod and a bi-positions electro-mechanism will allow switching from Nasmyth to Cassegrain focus configuration. Several features are planned to ease maintenance and diagnostic.

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R. Arsenault, R. Biasi, D. Gallieni, A. Riccardi, P. Lazzarini, N. Hubin, E. Fedrigo, R. Donaldson, S. Oberti, S. Stroebele, R. Conzelmann, and M. Duchateau "A deformable secondary mirror for the VLT", Proc. SPIE 6272, Advances in Adaptive Optics II, 62720V (27 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672879

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