Use of field aberrations in the alignment of the large binocular telescope optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7012, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rakich, A ^a   Hill, J M ^a   Biddick, C J ^a   Miller, D L ^a   Leibold, T ^a  

^a Mount Graham International Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Aberration; Alignment; Binodal astigmatism

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RANGE; BINODAL ASTIGMATISM; DIAGRAM ANALYSIS; LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE; NOVEL METHODS; OFF-AXIS; OUT-OF-FOCUS; PRIME-FOCUS; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; SECONDARY MIRROR; TIP-INDUCED; WAVE FRONT SENSORS; WIDE FIELD; WORK IN PROGRESS;

AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; ALIGNMENT; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SENSORS;

ABERRATIONS;

EID: 56249106354     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.789902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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