The CFHT MegaCam filter, shutter and roll pitch mechanisms

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4841, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 501-512

  Aune, S ^a   Boulade, O ^a   Charlot, X ^a   Abbon, P ^a   Borgeaud, P ^a   Carton, P H ^a   Carty, M ^a   Da Costa, J ^a   Desforge, D ^a   Deschamps, H ^a   Eppelle D ^a   Gallais, P ^a   Gosset, L ^a   Granelli, R ^a   Gros, M ^a   De Kat, J ^a   Loiseau, D ^a   Ritou, J L ^a   Rousse J Y ^a   Starzynski, P ^a   Vignal, N ^a   Vigroux, L ^a   more..

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Filter; Metrology; Shutter; Wide flied camera

Indexed keywords

CAMERA SHUTTERS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL FILTERS;

ROLL PITCH MECHANISMS;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0037799901     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.460316     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

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