Mont ABU 2.5m Telescope: How to assess large telescope performances in factory?

Audrey A. Lanotte; Nicolas Fontana; Cédric Adam; Pierre Albart; Jonathan De Ville; Carlo Flebus; Eric Gabriel; Fabien Lemagne; Thibault Leseur; Joseph Lombardo; Grégory P. Lousberg; Sabrina Orban; Olivier Pirnay; Jean-Marc Tortolani

doi:10.1117/12.2563419

14 January 2021 Mont ABU 2.5m Telescope: How to assess large telescope performances in factory?

Audrey A. Lanotte, Nicolas Fontana, Cédric Adam, Pierre Albart, Jonathan De Ville, Carlo Flebus, Eric Gabriel, Fabien Lemagne, Thibault Leseur, Joseph Lombardo, Grégory P. Lousberg, Sabrina Orban, Olivier Pirnay, Jean-Marc Tortolani

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Proceedings Volume 11445, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VIII; 1144530 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563419
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

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Before the transport of a large telescope on site, it is suitable to perform factory tests to guarantee the optical performances. AMOS SA has been awarded of the contract from the design to on-site installation (in Rajasthan) of the 2.5-m Class Telescope for Physical Research Laboratory. The 20-m-focal-length telescope has a Ritchey-Chrétien optical configuration and provides at Cassegrain location one axial port and two side ports. It is equipped with a primary active mirror and a first order adaptive optical system. It operates in the 0.37-4 μm spectral range. The project fulfillment relies on the AMOS multidisciplinary expertise in design and manufacturing of high-accuracy optical, mechanical and opto-mechanical systems. This paper presents the test results carried out at AMOS factory to assess the telescope performances (e.g. active optic control loop, pointing, tracking). It relies on extensive tests on the mount control, and the optical and mechanical sub-systems before assembly.

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Audrey A. Lanotte, Nicolas Fontana, Cédric Adam, Pierre Albart, Jonathan De Ville, Carlo Flebus, Eric Gabriel, Fabien Lemagne, Thibault Leseur, Joseph Lombardo, Grégory P. Lousberg, Sabrina Orban, Olivier Pirnay, and Jean-Marc Tortolani "Mont ABU 2.5m Telescope: How to assess large telescope performances in factory?", Proc. SPIE 11445, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VIII, 1144530 (14 January 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563419

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