Bibcode
Manescau, Antonio; Fuentes, F. Javier; Sanchez, Vicente
Bibliographical reference
Proc. SPIE Vol. 1946, p. 587-593, Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation, Albert M. Fowler; Ed.
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1993
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Description
An infrared liquid nitrogen (LN2) cooled focal reducer camera has been
designed to be used at the 1.5 m (f/13.8) Carlos Sanchez IR Telescope
(CST) at the Observatorio del Teide. The image quality is better than 30
micrometers (typical pixel size of the detector) with an image scale of
0.5 arcsec/pixel. The final design is a very compact system which
consists of a centered reflective system with a CaF(subscript 2) lens
which will be used as window of the dewar. The system is free of
chromatic aberration, reduces the amount of coma presents in the
telescope and allows us to get a homogeneous image quality over the
detector. Vignetting effects on the transmission are studied and found
below the 20%. The use of aluminum diamond turned optics lets us obtain
the tight tolerances needed to get the maximum optical performance with
a system which is practically insensitive to temperature changes. Spot
diagrams at different wavelength from 1 to 5 micrometers using a real
simulation of the complete system (CST + camera) are presented. The
baffling of the system is also analyzed.14