Advanced Technology Solar Telescope optical design

Eric Hansen; Ron Price; Rob Hubbard

doi:10.1117/12.670076

23 June 2006 Advanced Technology Solar Telescope optical design

Eric Hansen, Ron Price, Rob Hubbard

Proceedings Volume 6267, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes; 62673Z (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670076
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) will be the most powerful solar telescope and the world's leading resource for studying solar magnetism that controls the solar wind, flares, coronal mass ejections and variability in the Sun's output. Development of this four-meter off-axis solar telescope has presented many optical design challenges including: • support of both Nasmyth and flexible coude lab instrumentation, • incorporation of an integrated adaptive optics system, • thermal control of optics, and • optical alignment of multiple off-axis conics. This paper gives an overview of the optical design, error budgeting, and the performance modeling done to ensure the telescope will satisfy its optical performance requirements.

Citation Download Citation

Eric Hansen, Ron Price, and Rob Hubbard "Advanced Technology Solar Telescope optical design", Proc. SPIE 6267, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, 62673Z (23 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670076

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available