Optical System Design Study For The University Of Texas 300-Inch Telescope

Aden B. Meinel; Marjorie P. Meinel

doi:10.1117/12.933518

4 November 1982 Optical System Design Study For The University Of Texas 300-Inch Telescope

Aden B. Meinel, Marjorie P. Meinel

Proceedings Volume 0332, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes I; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933518
Event: 1982 Astronomy Conferences, 1982, Tucson, United States

Abstract

A design definition study has been made of the image properties of the Nasmyth and prime foci for an f/2.0 primary mirror. Spherical and aspheric corrector subsystems have been examined with the goal of 0.5 arcsec images over a field of 30 arcmin and with final f-ratios from f/1.5 to f/14. Departure of the Ritchey-Chretien hyperbolic primary to a larger conic constant yields a remarkably good field at the prime focus with the addition of two aspheric reflectors as the field corrector. Intercomparison has been made of a number of alternates for performance and practicality aspects.

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Aden B. Meinel and Marjorie P. Meinel "Optical System Design Study For The University Of Texas 300-Inch Telescope", Proc. SPIE 0332, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes I, (4 November 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933518

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