Plans For A Large Deployable Reflector For Submillimeter And Infrared Astronomy From Space

P. N. Swanson; J. B. Breckinridge; S. Gulkis; T. B. H. Kuiper; M. Kiya

doi:10.1117/12.933515

4 November 1982 Plans For A Large Deployable Reflector For Submillimeter And Infrared Astronomy From Space

P. N. Swanson, J. B. Breckinridge, S. Gulkis, T. B. H. Kuiper, M. Kiya

Proceedings Volume 0332, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes I; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933515
Event: 1982 Astronomy Conferences, 1982, Tucson, United States

Abstract

Continuing plans for an orbiting submillimeter and infrared observatory are discussed. The Large Deployable Reflector (LDR) is seen as a dedicated observatory with a 10-year life-time, which will be useful for a wide range of astronomical observations in a largely unexplored portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The present concept is for a 10- to 30-m-diameter clear aperture telescope operating at wavelengths from 1000 μm to a diffraction-limited 30 μm. The primary reflector will be composed of a number of close packed hexagonal segments of glass or lightweight composite material. The individual reflector segments will be attached to a truss integrating structure through position actuators providing three degrees of freedom for each segment. Other technical issues discussed are optical design, surface measurement systems, deployment and detectors.

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P. N. Swanson, J. B. Breckinridge, S. Gulkis, T. B. H. Kuiper, and M. Kiya "Plans For A Large Deployable Reflector For Submillimeter And Infrared Astronomy From Space", Proc. SPIE 0332, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes I, (4 November 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933515

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