The LSST Dome final design

J. DeVries; D. R. Neill; J. Barr; Simone De Lorenzi; Gianpietro Marchiori

doi:10.1117/12.2233320

27 July 2016 The LSST Dome final design

J. DeVries, D. R. Neill, J. Barr, Simone De Lorenzi, Gianpietro Marchiori

Proceedings Volume 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI; 99060N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233320
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is a large (8.4 meter) wide-field (3.5 degree) survey telescope, which will be located on the Cerro Pachón summit in Chile ¹. As a result of the Telescope wide field of view, the optical system is unusually susceptible to stray light ². In addition, balancing the effect of wind induced telescope vibrations with Dome seeing is crucial. The rotating enclosure system (Dome) includes a moving wind screen and light baffle system. All of the Dome vents include hinged light baffles, which provide exceptional Dome flushing, stray light attenuation, and allows for vent maintenance access from inside the Dome. The wind screen also functions as a light screen, and helps define a clear optical aperture for the Telescope. The Dome must operate continuously without rotational travel limits to accommodate the Telescope cadence and travel. Consequently, the Azimuth drives are located on the fixed lower enclosure to accommodate glycol water cooling without the need for a utility cable wrap. An air duct system aligns when the Dome is in its parked position, and this provides air cooling for temperature conditioning of the Dome during the daytime. A bridge crane and a series of ladders, stairs and platforms provide for the inspection, maintenance and repair of all of the Dome mechanical systems. The contract to build the Dome was awarded to European Industrial Engineering in Mestre, Italy in May 2015. In this paper, we present the final design of this telescope and site sub-system.

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J. DeVries, D. R. Neill, J. Barr, Simone De Lorenzi, and Gianpietro Marchiori "The LSST Dome final design", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 99060N (27 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233320

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