Bibliographic Citation
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| Title | Alignment telescope for Antares |
| Creator/Author | Appert, Q.D. ; Swann, T.A. ; Ward, J.H. ; Hardesty, C. ; Wright, L. |
| Publication Date | 1983 Jan 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6028593; Legacy ID: DE83014179 |
| Report Number(s) | LA-UR-83-1667; CONF-830425-26 |
| DOE Contract Number | W-7405-ENG-26 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE83014179 |
| Resource Type | Conference |
| Specific Type | Technical Report |
| Resource Relation | Conference: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers conference, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 11 Apr 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products |
| Research Org | Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA) |
| Subject | 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ANTARES FACILITY; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; ALIGNMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; INTERFEROMETERS; TELESCOPES; GAS LASERS; LASERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS |
| Description/Abstract | The Antares Automatic Alignment System employs a specially designed telescope for alignment of its laser beamlines. There are two telescopes in the system, and since each telescope is a primary alignment reference, stringent boresight accuracy and stability over the focus range were required. Optical and mechanical designs, which meet this requirement as well as that of image quality over a wide wavelength band, are described. Special test techniques for initial assembly and alignment of the telescope are also presented. The telescope, which has a 180-mm aperture FK51-KZF2 type glass doublet objective, requires a boresight accuracy of 2.8 ..mu..rad at two focal lengths, and object distances between 11 meters and infinity. Travel of a smaller secondary doublet provides focus from 11 m to infinity with approximately 7.8 m effective focal length. By flipping in a third doublet, the effective focal length is reduced to 2.5 m. Telescope alignment was accomplished by using a rotary air bearing to establish an axis in front of the system and placing the focus of a Laser Unequal Path Interferometer (LUPI) at the image plane. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Size: Pages: 7 |
| Availability | NTIS, PC A02/MF A01; 1. |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Dec 01 |
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