Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design

Shawn Callahan; William Gressler; Sandrine J. Thomas; Chuck Gessner; Mike Warner; Jeff Barr; Paul J. Lotz; German Schumacher; Oliver Wiecha; George Angeli; John Andrew; Chuck Claver; Bill Schoening; Jacques Sebag; Victor Krabbendam; Doug Neill; Ed Hileman; Gary Muller; Constanza Araujo; Alfredo Orden Martinez; Manuel Perezagua Aguado; Luis García-Marchena; Ismael Ruiz de Argandoña; Francisco M. Romero; Ricardo Rodríguez; José Carlos González; Marco Venturini

doi:10.1117/12.2232996

18 August 2016 Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design

Shawn Callahan, William Gressler, Sandrine J. Thomas, Chuck Gessner, Mike Warner, Jeff Barr, Paul J. Lotz, German Schumacher, Oliver Wiecha, George Angeli, John Andrew, Chuck Claver, Bill Schoening, Jacques Sebag, Victor Krabbendam, Doug Neill, Ed Hileman, Gary Muller, Constanza Araujo , Alfredo Orden Martinez, Manuel Perezagua Aguado, Luis García-Marchena, Ismael Ruiz de Argandoña, Francisco M. Romero, Ricardo Rodríguez, José Carlos González, Marco Venturini

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Proceedings Volume 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI; 99060M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232996
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper describes the status and details of the large synoptic survey telescope^1,2,3 mount assembly (TMA). On June 9^th, 2014 the contract for the design and build of the large synoptic survey telescope mount assembly (TMA) was awarded to GHESA Ingeniería y Tecnología, S.A. and Asturfeito, S.A. The design successfully passed the preliminary design review on October 2, 2015 and the final design review January 29, 2016. This paper describes the detailed design by subsystem, analytical model results, preparations being taken to complete the fabrication, and the transportation and installation plans to install the mount on Cerro Pachón in Chile. This large project is the culmination of work by many people and the authors would like to thank everyone that has contributed to the success of this project.

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Shawn Callahan, William Gressler, Sandrine J. Thomas, Chuck Gessner, Mike Warner, Jeff Barr, Paul J. Lotz, German Schumacher, Oliver Wiecha, George Angeli, John Andrew, Chuck Claver, Bill Schoening, Jacques Sebag, Victor Krabbendam, Doug Neill, Ed Hileman, Gary Muller, Constanza Araujo , Alfredo Orden Martinez, Manuel Perezagua Aguado, Luis García-Marchena, Ismael Ruiz de Argandoña, Francisco M. Romero, Ricardo Rodríguez, José Carlos González, and Marco Venturini "Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 99060M (18 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232996

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