Thermal stabilization of the Large Millimeter Telescope

F. Peter Schloerb; Kamal Souccar; David M. Gale; Xia Huang; Andrea León Huerta; David H. Hughes; José Luis Hernández Rebollar; Grant W. Wilson

doi:10.1117/12.3018497

11 September 2024 Thermal stabilization of the Large Millimeter Telescope

F. Peter Schloerb, Kamal Souccar, David M. Gale, Xia Huang, Andrea León Huerta, David H. Hughes, José Luis Hernández Rebollar, Grant W. Wilson

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Proceedings Volume 13094, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes X; 130940P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018497
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

External environmental conditions lead to thermal deformations of the primary reflector of the 50-m diameter Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano (LMT). This paper describes efforts to improve the night-time performance of the telescope at millimeter-wavelengths and allow extension of scientific observations into daylight hours, using the LMT’s active surface to counteract the effects of thermal gradients within the antenna structure. Several approaches to stabilizing the LMT’s thermal behavior will be described, including operation of a ventilation system in the antenna backup structure and a real-time metrology system to measure and correct large-scale, thermally induced, surface deformations.

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F. Peter Schloerb, Kamal Souccar, David M. Gale, Xia Huang, Andrea León Huerta, David H. Hughes, José Luis Hernández Rebollar, and Grant W. Wilson "Thermal stabilization of the Large Millimeter Telescope", Proc. SPIE 13094, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes X, 130940P (11 September 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018497

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