LSST camera grid structure made out of ceramic composite material, HB-Cesic

Matthias R. Kroedel; J. Bryan Langton

doi:10.1117/12.2232368

9 August 2016 LSST camera grid structure made out of ceramic composite material, HB-Cesic

Matthias R. Kroedel, J. Bryan Langton

Proceedings Volume 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI; 99085S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232368
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

In this paper we are presenting the ceramic design and the fabrication of the camera structure which is using the unique manufacturing features of the HB-Cesic technology and associated with a dedicated metrology device in order to ensure the challenging flatness requirement of 4 micron over the full array.

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Matthias R. Kroedel and J. Bryan Langton "LSST camera grid structure made out of ceramic composite material, HB-Cesic", Proc. SPIE 9908, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI, 99085S (9 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232368

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