The Development of Unique Focal Planes for High-Resolution Suborbital and Ground-Based Exploration
| Abstract | The development of new Ultra-Violet/Visible/IR range (UV/Vis/IR) astronomical instrumentation that use novel approaches for imaging and increase the accessibility of observing time for more research groups is essential for rapid innovation within the community. Unique focal planes that are rapid-prototyped, low cost, and provide high resolution are key. In this dissertation the emergent designs of three unique focal planes are discussed. These focal planes were each designed for a different astronomical platform: suborbital balloon, suborbital rocket, and ground-based observatory. The balloon-based payload is a hexapod-actuated focal plane that uses tip-tilt motion to increase angular resolution through the removal of jitter – known as th... (more) |
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| Created Date | 2019 |
| Contributor | Miller, Alexander Duke (Author) / Scowen, Paul (Advisor) / Groppi, Christopher (Committee member) / Mauskopf, Philip (Committee member) / Jacobs, Daniel (Committee member) / Butler, Nathaniel (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Subject | Astronomy / Engineering / focal plane / hexapod / High resolution / observatory / sounding rocket / suborbital balloon |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Extent | 218 pages |
| Language | English |
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| Note | Doctoral Dissertation Exploration Systems Design 2019 |
| Collaborating Institutions | Graduate College / ASU Library |
| Additional Formats | MODS / OAI Dublin Core / RIS |
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