Assembly and testing of a large zoom lens for proton radiography

Robert M. Malone; Daniel J. Clayton; Daniel K. Frayer; Morris I. Kaufman; Kevin D. McGillivray

doi:10.1117/12.2324289

19 September 2018 Assembly and testing of a large zoom lens for proton radiography

Robert M. Malone, Daniel J. Clayton, Daniel K. Frayer, Morris I. Kaufman, Kevin D. McGillivray

Proceedings Volume 10747, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification XII; 1074704 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2324289
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A zoom lens has been designed for proton radiography applications. Radiographic images are recorded at the end of an accelerator, where protons exit an aluminum vacuum window producing a shadowgraph image onto an LYSO (lutetium yttrium orthosilicate) scintillator. Emission from this 5-inch-square scintillator reflects off a pellicle and is then collected by a zoom lens located 24 inches away. Proton radiography can make high-speed, multi-frame radiographs or radiographic movies. This zoom lens provides 2X magnification for viewing different object sizes. The zoom lens incorporates eleven lenses, including a moving doublet that changes the magnification. Refocus of the camera is required when zooming. Only one moving doublet lens is required to change magnification. The stop was anchored to the moving doublet and its diameter is unchanged throughout magnification changes. The entire lens system is housed in a cylindrical tube. This lens will be used with a 10-frame camera with a 44 × 44 mm square image format and 1100 × 1100 pixel resolution. Stray light suppression is most important in this lens system. Radial compensation is controlled by two locking micrometers on element 9, which relaxes the mechanical tolerancing. A helical cam barrel using a linear rail controls the movement of the doublet. Alignment of the mechanical gears will be discussed.

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Robert M. Malone, Daniel J. Clayton, Daniel K. Frayer, Morris I. Kaufman, and Kevin D. McGillivray "Assembly and testing of a large zoom lens for proton radiography", Proc. SPIE 10747, Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification XII, 1074704 (19 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2324289

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