TMT status report

Jerry Nelson; Gary H. Sanders

doi:10.1117/12.672937

23 June 2006 TMT status report

Jerry Nelson, Gary H. Sanders

Proceedings Volume 6267, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes; 626728 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672937
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project will design and build a thirty-meter diameter telescope for research in astronomy at optical and infrared wavelengths. TMT is a partnership between the University of California, Caltech, Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA), and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). The TMT design and development phase is funded and work is underway. We include a high level description of the design of the telescope and its planned adaptive optics and science instrumentation. The organizational structure of the project is summarized along with the schedule of key milestones in the design. We are carrying out key conceptual and cost reviews in 2006 and will be prepared to begin construction in 2009, with first light in 2015.

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Jerry Nelson and Gary H. Sanders "TMT status report", Proc. SPIE 6267, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, 626728 (23 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672937

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