Finite element analysis of deformation in large optics due to space environment radiation

Celia I. Merzbacher; E. Joseph Friebele; Jacqueline A. Ruller; Peter Matic

doi:10.1117/12.48858

1 December 1991 Finite element analysis of deformation in large optics due to space environment radiation

Celia I. Merzbacher, E. Joseph Friebele, Jacqueline A. Ruller, Peter Matic

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Proceedings Volume 1533, Optomechanics and Dimensional Stability; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48858
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Dose gradients in large mirror substrates due to unequal exposure to the natural space radiation environment have been calculated for two circular orbits: 1200 km altitude/98 deg inclination and 3700 km/30 deg. Dose gradients were translated to density-change profiles based on experimentally determined density changes as a function of dose for fused silica and the low-CTE glass ceramic, Zerodur-M. Finite element analysis of deformation due to the radiation-induced density gradient was performed for a 4 meter by 0.5 cm disk representing a mirror faceplate. Displacements of nearly 2500 micrometers at the outer edge were calculated for a Zerodur faceplate after 10 yr at 3700 km/30 deg. Silica, which is much less sensitive, deformed by only a few angstroms. Reinforcement with a backing having the equivalent stiffness of 5 cm of SiC resulted in a 10-fold decrease in the calculated deformation.

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Celia I. Merzbacher, E. Joseph Friebele, Jacqueline A. Ruller, and Peter Matic "Finite element analysis of deformation in large optics due to space environment radiation", Proc. SPIE 1533, Optomechanics and Dimensional Stability, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48858

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