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4 November 1982 Conceptual Design Of A Coherent Optical System Of Modular Imaging Collectors (COSMIC)
Max E. Nein, Billy G. Davis
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Abstract
A concept is presented for a phase-coherent optical telescope array which may be deployed in orbit by the Space Shuttle in the 1990's. The system would start out as a four-element linear array with a 12 m baseline. The initial module is a minimum redundant array with a photon-collecting area three times larger than Space Telescope and a one-dimensional resolution of better than 0.01 arc seconds in the visible range. Thermal structural requirements for the optical bench are assessed, and major subsystem concepts are identified.
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Max E. Nein and Billy G. Davis "Conceptual Design Of A Coherent Optical System Of Modular Imaging Collectors (COSMIC)", Proc. SPIE 0332, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes I, (4 November 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933516
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KEYWORDS
Space telescopes

Mirrors

Telescopes

Control systems

Optical telescopes

Telecommunications

Data communications

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