Mirror requirements for SAFIR

H. Philip Stahl; David T. Leisawitz; Dominic J. Benford

doi:10.1117/12.552155

12 October 2004 Mirror requirements for SAFIR

H. Philip Stahl, David T. Leisawitz, Dominic J. Benford

Proceedings Volume 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552155
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

Large-aperture lightweight low-cost cryogenic mirrors are an enabling technology for planned infrared, far-infrared and sub-millimeter missions such as CMB-POL, SAFIR, TPF-I and SPECS. This paper examines the mirror requirements for such telescopes and issues associated with their design, manufacture and test. Candidate mirrors must be able to survive launch and operate at temperatures below 10K. They must have a surface figure error of 1 mm rms, an areal density of less than 10 kg/m2, apertures of 1 to 2 meters and an areal cost of less than $500K per square meter.

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H. Philip Stahl, David T. Leisawitz, and Dominic J. Benford "Mirror requirements for SAFIR", Proc. SPIE 5487, Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Space Telescopes, (12 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552155

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