The mechanical and thermal design and analysis of the VISTA infrared camera

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5497, Issue , 2004, Pages 508-519

  Edeson, R L ^a   Shaughnessy, B M ^a   Whalley, M S ^a   Burke, K ^a   Lucas, J ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryogenic; Infrared camera; Mechanical; Modelling; Thermal; Vacuum; VISTA

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; EARTHQUAKES; INFRARED DEVICES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES; VACUUM;

INFRARED CAMERAS; MECHANICAL; THERMAL; VISIBLE AND INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE FOR ASTRONOMY (VISTA);

CAMERAS;

EID: 10444268394     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.551629     Document Type: Conference Paper

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