Re: ATM An Old TMs Simple Query

["mommoteandcoyote" <mommoteandcoyote@msn.com>]

Rick,

The only real problem I found with the system , was the increased  coma due
to the extreme shifting of the corrector from its optically pure position at
the radius of curvature of the primary mirror.


Coyoté


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard F.L.R. Snashall" <rflrs@rcn.com>
To: <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: ATM An Old TMs Simple Query


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> Matt Considine wrote:
>  > The back can be curved - it doesn't need to be flat.  In fact, if
> half the required curvature is
>  > put on both sides of the plate, you avoid having the back of the
> plate act as a flat reflector
>  > for ghost images.
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>  > If I understand that design correctly, shouldn't the figure of the
> "secondary" spot have the
>  > same polynomial coefficients as the corrector surface it sits upon?
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>  > Or are you putting two different curves onto the plate?  Wouldn't
> that be tough to make?
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> The secondary side of the corrector in the example is spherical.  The
> Schmidt correction is on the front surface.  It is the primary that
> is also figured in the example.  If the separation between the primary
> and secondary is increased (to about 401.25 mm), the primary can also
> be made spherical.  This makes the EFL over 3 m.
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> Rick S.
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>  > Matt
>  > (who hasn't made a plate yet)
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