Magdalena Ridge Interferometer: assembly, integration and testing of the unit telescopes

Olivier Pirnay; Maxime Pierard; Vincent Moreau; Peter Verheyden; Chris Mayer

doi:10.1117/12.857200

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21 July 2010 Magdalena Ridge Interferometer: assembly, integration and testing of the unit telescopes

Olivier Pirnay, Maxime Pierard, Vincent Moreau, Peter Verheyden, Chris Mayer

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Proceedings Volume 7734, Optical and Infrared Interferometry II; 773413 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857200
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

AMOS is in charge of the development of the unit telescopes for the MRO interferometer. This paper depicts the progress of the project and presents the results of the factory acceptance tests that were performed at AMOS facilities. Those tests are the earliest verifications of the telescope performance. AMOS has now extensive experience in testing small and large instruments, including optical testing, alignment, mechanical static, dynamic measurements, system identification, etc. It is this combination of various techniques of measurement that produce accurate and reliable results.

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Olivier Pirnay, Maxime Pierard, Vincent Moreau, Peter Verheyden, and Chris Mayer "Magdalena Ridge Interferometer: assembly, integration and testing of the unit telescopes", Proc. SPIE 7734, Optical and Infrared Interferometry II, 773413 (21 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857200

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