The SPIRE beam steering mirror: A cryogenic 2 axis mechanism for the Herschel Space Observatory

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4850, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 619-627

  Pain, I ^a   Stobie, B ^a   Wright, G S ^a   Paul, T A ^a   Cuuningham, C R ^a  

^a UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alignment; Beam steering; Coil; Cryogenic; Development; Flex pivot; Motor; Up screen

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT MODULATION; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOMETERS; SPECTROMETERS;

BEAM STEERING MIRRORS (BSM);

MIRRORS;

EID: 0038414049     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.461629     Document Type: Conference Paper

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