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| Title: | Design and test of a prototype DART system |
| Authors: | Dragovan, M.
Tolomeo, J.
Cross, G.
Sable, B.
Decker, T.
Putnam, D.
Jamieson, T.
Chmielewski, A.
Dooley, J.
White, C.
Salama, M.
Morgan, R. |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2002 |
| Citation: | SAFIR Working Group Meeting; SPIE
Pasadena, CA, USA; Waikoloa, HI, USA |
| Abstract: | A 1.2-meter prototype Dual Anamorphic Reflector Telescope (DART) system has been build and tested. The key design feature of the telescope is a pair of membrane mirrors stretched to single curvature parabolic cylindrical sections. The parabolic figure of the mirrors is controlled by a pair of edge rails at two opposing ends of the membrane. The flexible edge rails are adjusted to parabolic to very high accuracy and can potentially be easily refigured on-orbit. The prototype telescope is lightweight and has demonstrated excellent optical performance for the farIR. The design is readily scalable to larger apertures and for operation at shorter wavelengths. Design and test results are discussed. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/10160 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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