DocumentCode
1140620
Title
On Improving the Effectiveness of Large Telescopes
Author
Baker, James G.
Author_Institution
Harvard College Observatory Cambridge, Mass. 02138
Issue
2
fYear
1969
fDate
3/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
261
Lastpage
272
Abstract
A family of two-mirror correctors has been devised in a more advanced form than that obtained by Paul in 1935. These correctors can be used in combination with any paraboloidal telescope of even the largest size and will yield a greatly enlarged photographic field without the need for refracting elements of any kind. Such correctors will be of particular use in the ultraviolet, and for space-borne telescopes into the far ultraviolet, with performance limited only by diffraction over angular fields appreciably larger than available heretofore.
Keywords
Apertures; Diffraction; Focusing; Mirrors; Observatories; Optical design; Optical refraction; Telescopes; Ultraviolet sources; Vision defects;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1969.309914
Filename
4103307
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