AMTD: update of engineering specifications derived from science requirements for future UVOIR space telescopes

H. Philip Stahl; Marc Postman; Gary Mosier; W. Scott Smith; Carl Blaurock; Kong Ha; Christopher C. Stark

doi:10.1117/12.2054766

2 August 2014 AMTD: update of engineering specifications derived from science requirements for future UVOIR space telescopes

H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, Gary Mosier, W. Scott Smith, Carl Blaurock, Kong Ha, Christopher C. Stark

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Proceedings Volume 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 91431T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054766
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The Advance Mirror Technology Development (AMTD) project is in Phase 2 of a multiyear effort, initiated in FY12, to mature by at least a half TRL step six critical technologies required to enable 4 meter or larger UVOIR space telescope primary mirror assemblies for both general astrophysics and ultra-high contrast observations of exoplanets. AMTD uses a science-driven systems engineering approach. We mature technologies required to enable the highest priority science AND provide a high-performance low-cost low-risk system. To give the science community options, we are pursuing multiple technology paths. A key task is deriving engineering specifications for advanced normal-incidence monolithic and segmented mirror systems needed to enable both general astrophysics and ultra-high contrast observations of exoplanets missions as a function of potential launch vehicles and their mass and volume constraints. A key finding of this effort is that the science requires an 8 meter or larger aperture telescope.

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H. Philip Stahl, Marc Postman, Gary Mosier, W. Scott Smith, Carl Blaurock, Kong Ha, and Christopher C. Stark "AMTD: update of engineering specifications derived from science requirements for future UVOIR space telescopes", Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91431T (2 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054766

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