Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 30, Issue 23, 3021(2022)

Measurement and calibration of optical axis changes caused by gravity for ground-based large-aperture telescope

Honghao WANG1...2,*, Jianli WANG1, Tao CHEN1, Yuyan CAO1 and Baogang CHEN1 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun30033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(14)
    Schematic diagram of 4 m telescope
    Finite element model of four-meter telescope
    Angle deviations between primary and secondary mirror vs. elevation angle of telescope
    Position deviations between primary and secondary mirror vs. elevation angle of telescope
    Optical axis change of primary optical system vs. elevation angle of telescope
    Relative rotation and displacement between primary optical system and tracking optics
    Schematic diagram of determining telescope optical axis change
    Optical axis change of primary optical system by light source vs. angle of telescope elevation
    Optical axis change of primary optical system by star vs. elevation angle of telescope
    Schematic diagram of coma-free point
    Angle deviations between primary and secondary mirror after calibration vs. elevation angle of telescope
    Position deviations between primary and secondary mirror after calibration vs. elevation angle of telescope
    Optical axis change of primary optical system after calibration vs. angle of telescope elevation
    • Table 1. Specifications of 4 m telescope

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      Table 1. Specifications of 4 m telescope

      ParameterValue
      Diameter of primary mirror/mm4 000
      Approximate focal length/m108
      F-ratio27
      Field of view/(′)3
      Size of pixel/μm210×10
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    Honghao WANG, Jianli WANG, Tao CHEN, Yuyan CAO, Baogang CHEN. Measurement and calibration of optical axis changes caused by gravity for ground-based large-aperture telescope[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2022, 30(23): 3021

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    Paper Information

    Received: Oct. 18, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2023

    The Author Email: WANG Honghao (whh_hit@163.com)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20223023.3021

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