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Title: LSST Camera Optics Design

Abstract

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) uses a novel, three-mirror, telescope design feeding a camera system that includes a set of broad-band filters and three refractive corrector lenses to produce a flat field at the focal plane with a wide field of view. Optical design of the camera lenses and filters is integrated in with the optical design of telescope mirrors to optimize performance. We discuss the rationale for the LSST camera optics design, describe the methodology for fabricating, coating, mounting and testing the lenses and filters, and present the results of detailed analyses demonstrating that the camera optics will meet their performance goals.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1046117
Report Number(s):
LLNL-PROC-558973
TRN: US201216%%89
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at: SPIE Astronomy 2012 - Space, Ground-based, and Airborne Telescopes, Observatory Operations, Adaptive Optics, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jul 01 - Jul 06, 2012
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; DESIGN; FILTERS; LENSES; MIRRORS; OPTICS; PERFORMANCE; TELESCOPES

Citation Formats

Riot, V J, Olivier, S, Bauman, B, Pratuch, S, Seppala, L, Gilmore, D, Ku, J, Nordby, M, Foss, M, Antilogus, P, and Morgado, N. LSST Camera Optics Design. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Riot, V J, Olivier, S, Bauman, B, Pratuch, S, Seppala, L, Gilmore, D, Ku, J, Nordby, M, Foss, M, Antilogus, P, & Morgado, N. LSST Camera Optics Design. United States.
Riot, V J, Olivier, S, Bauman, B, Pratuch, S, Seppala, L, Gilmore, D, Ku, J, Nordby, M, Foss, M, Antilogus, P, and Morgado, N. 2012. "LSST Camera Optics Design". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1046117.
@article{osti_1046117,
title = {LSST Camera Optics Design},
author = {Riot, V J and Olivier, S and Bauman, B and Pratuch, S and Seppala, L and Gilmore, D and Ku, J and Nordby, M and Foss, M and Antilogus, P and Morgado, N},
abstractNote = {The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) uses a novel, three-mirror, telescope design feeding a camera system that includes a set of broad-band filters and three refractive corrector lenses to produce a flat field at the focal plane with a wide field of view. Optical design of the camera lenses and filters is integrated in with the optical design of telescope mirrors to optimize performance. We discuss the rationale for the LSST camera optics design, describe the methodology for fabricating, coating, mounting and testing the lenses and filters, and present the results of detailed analyses demonstrating that the camera optics will meet their performance goals.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1046117}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Thu May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}

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