Mechanical configurations for the reionization and transients infrared camera (RATIR)

Alejandro Farah; Everardo Barojas; Nathaniel R. Butler; Joshua S. Bloom; Leonid Georgiev; Jesus González; Chris Klein; Alexander Kutyrev; William Lee; Harvey Moseley; J. Xavier Prochaska; Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz; Michael Richer; Alan Watson

doi:10.1117/12.857828

20 July 2010 Mechanical configurations for the reionization and transients infrared camera (RATIR)

Alejandro Farah, Everardo Barojas, Nathaniel R. Butler, Joshua S. Bloom, Leonid Georgiev, Jesus González, Chris Klein, Alexander Kutyrev, William Lee, Harvey Moseley, J. Xavier Prochaska, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Michael Richer, Alan Watson

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Proceedings Volume 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III; 77357Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857828
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

RATIR (The Reionization and Transients Infrared Camera/Telescope) is an optical infrared camera in the 1.5 m telescope in the Mexican National Astronomical Observatory, OAN, in San Pedro Martir, Baja California. The primary goal of RATIR is to remotely observe Gamma Ray Bursts as detected by the SWIFT satellite. This document describes the problem definition, the mechanical calculations, the conceptual design, the finite element analysis, the different configurations proposed and the mechanical performance of the main Support Structure and Dichroic Mounts for RATIR.

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Alejandro Farah, Everardo Barojas, Nathaniel R. Butler, Joshua S. Bloom, Leonid Georgiev, Jesus González, Chris Klein, Alexander Kutyrev, William Lee, Harvey Moseley, J. Xavier Prochaska, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Michael Richer, and Alan Watson "Mechanical configurations for the reionization and transients infrared camera (RATIR)", Proc. SPIE 7735, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, 77357Z (20 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857828

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