Fabrication of the 6.5-m primary mirror for the Multiple Mirror Telescope Conversion

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert M. Martin ◽  
James H. Burge ◽  
Dean A. Ketelsen ◽  
Steve C. West
Keyword(s):  
Primary Mirror ◽  
Mirror Telescope

Characteristic investigation of Golay9 multiple mirror telescope with a spherical primary mirror

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 617-625
Author(s):  
Feng Wu ◽  
Quanying Wu ◽  
Xifang Zhu ◽  
Ruxi Xiang ◽  
Lin Qian
Keyword(s):  
Primary Mirror ◽  
Mirror Telescope

Design of a two-mirror telescope using a free-form surface for the primary mirror

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge d. Alvarado-Martínez ◽  
Fermín Granados Agustín ◽  
Sergio Vázquez y Montiel ◽  
María Elizabeth Percino-Zacarías ◽  
Alejandro Cornejo-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Free Form ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
Free Form Surface ◽  
Mirror Telescope

The Seimei telescope project and technical developments

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikio Kurita ◽  
Masaru Kino ◽  
Fumihide Iwamuro ◽  
Kouji Ohta ◽  
Daisaku Nogami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Astronomical Observatory ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
Infrared Telescope ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
Homologous Structure ◽  
Segmented Mirror ◽  
Okayama Prefecture ◽  
Remaining Time ◽  
Mirror Telescope

ABSTRACT An overview of the Seimei telescope, a 3.8 m optical infrared telescope located on Mt. Chikurinji in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, is presented. Seimei is a segmented-mirror telescope whose primary mirror consists of 18 petal-shaped segments. The telescope tube supporting the thin segmented mirrors is structurally incorporated within large arc-rails providing the elevation axis. The tube has a light-weight homologous structure designed with a genetic algorithm. The total weight of the telescope tube, including 1.4-ton optics, is only 8 tons. By virtue of its light weight, the telescope is able to point at an object anywhere in the observable sky within one minute. The telescope is operated by Kyoto University in collaboration with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). Half of the telescope time is used by Kyoto University. The remaining time is open to the Japanese astronomical community. NAOJ is responsible for the management of the open-use time, including handling of the observation proposals. The telescope is now regularly performing scientific observations on the basis of a variety of proposals.

Demonstration of the Golay3 multiple-mirror telescope with a spherical primary mirror

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 749-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanying Wu ◽  
Feng Wu ◽  
Lin Qian ◽  
Xifang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Primary Mirror ◽  
Mirror Telescope

Segmented primary mirror telescope image quality estimation

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurij P. Shumilov ◽  
Peter A. Bakut ◽  
Irina A. Grishina ◽  
Victor V. Sychev
Keyword(s):  
Image Quality ◽  
Quality Estimation ◽  
Primary Mirror ◽  
Mirror Telescope

Investigation of the Deformation of Mirror Telescope Surface under Symmetric Location of Controlled Supporting Rods

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (7-9) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Yuriy P. Ladikov-Roev ◽  
Victor I. Panchuk ◽  
Georgiy A. Cheshko ◽  
Ludmila I. Samoilenko
Keyword(s):  
Mirror Telescope
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