GTC dome: entering into manufacturing

Javier Serrano; German R. Pescador

doi:10.1117/12.393909

2 August 2000 GTC dome: entering into manufacturing

Javier Serrano, German R. Pescador

Proceedings Volume 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393909
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The GTC Dome is entering into manufacture. Once the design has been frozen, it is time to expose the main features of the Dome and to exhibit the key aspects that will introduce an improvement on the GTC performance with respect to existing telescopes. The implementation of the natural ventilation for the telescope chamber, the use of an improved classical up-and-over shutter or the use of dome shell ventilation are described along the paper, as well as other features that have been laid-out to be absolutely ready to be `switch-on' after day one.

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Javier Serrano and German R. Pescador "GTC dome: entering into manufacturing", Proc. SPIE 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning, (2 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393909

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