Designing the Gemini high-resolution optical spectrograph structure to meet the flexural performance required at a Cassegrain focus

Andrew Charalambous, James F. Percival, Kambiz Saber-Sheikh, Trevor E. Savidge

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Abstract

The HROS is a Cassegrain focus instrument for use on the Gemini South telescope at Cero Pachon, Chile. It is of novel design, using exceptionally large optical components, and subject to the normal high flexural and stability requirements of optical wavelength instrumentation. To meet these requirements while subjecting HROS to the infinite number of gravity vectors found at the Cassegrain focus has resulted in a very difficult design and analysis of the support structure. This paper describes the mechanical design approach to meting these requirements and presents the flexural performance predictions for the structure as given by Finite Element Analysis.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc. SPIE 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors
Place of PublicationUK
Pages148-158
Number of pages11
Volume4008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Aug 2000
EventProc. SPIE 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors - Munich, Germany, 27 March 2000
Duration: 16 Aug 2000 → …

Conference

ConferenceProc. SPIE 4008, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors
Period16/08/00 → …

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