Large Telescope Segmented Primary Mirror Alignment
TBMG-7971
05/01/2010
- Content
A document discusses a broadband (white light) point source, located at the telescope Cassegrain focus, which generates a cone of light limited by the hole in the secondary mirror (SM). It propagates to the aspheric null-mirror, which is optimized to make all the reflected rays to be normal to the primary mirror (PM) upon reflection. PM retro-reflects the rays back through the system for wavefront analysis. The point source and the wavefront analysis subsystems are all located behind the PM. The PM phasing is absolute (white light) and does not involve the SM.
- Citation
- "Large Telescope Segmented Primary Mirror Alignment," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2010.