Edge sensor design for the TMT

Terry Mast; Gary Chanan; Jerry Nelson; Robert Minor; Richard Jared

doi:10.1117/12.672028

23 June 2006 Edge sensor design for the TMT

Terry Mast, Gary Chanan, Jerry Nelson, Robert Minor, Richard Jared

Proceedings Volume 6267, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes; 62672S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672028
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The Thirty Meter Telescope project will design and build a thirty-meter diameter telescope for research in astronomy at optical and infrared wavelengths. The highly segmented primary mirror will use edge sensors to align and stabilize the relative piston, tip, and tilt degrees of freedom of the segments. We describe an edge sensor conceptual design and relate the sensor errors to the performance of the telescope as whole. We discuss the sensor calibration, installation, maintenance, and reliability.

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Terry Mast, Gary Chanan, Jerry Nelson, Robert Minor, and Richard Jared "Edge sensor design for the TMT", Proc. SPIE 6267, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, 62672S (23 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672028

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