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Re: ATM Help needed with Figure 4.5




Hi Malcolm:

>From your post I entered your data into Figure45.  Below is the output of the 
program using the <F8> Print function.  Please review it for accuracy.  If 
the zone centers, KE readings and moving light source are correct then you 
have a badly overcorrected mirror.

Questions:  

Does the light source move as you move the KE?  You stated such in your post, 
but I thought I'd ask again for completeness.  If it does move when you move 
the KE, then you should use the "Moving" entry in Figure.

How are you taking and entering the KE measurements?  You should be reading 
the KE position directly in millimeters and entering these numbers.  Don't 
multiply or divide by anything, just enter the actual KE position.

For instructions on how to use the program, please see:

http://members.aol.com/aplanatic/figure45.htm

Dave Rowe

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Malcolm's Mirror

There are  9 zones
The units are millimeters
The light source is moving
The mirror radius of curvature = 4766.000
The mirror diameter = 496.000 
The desired conic deformation constant = -1.000  

Measurement Data:

Zone    Xeff      Y

  1   57.000    2.410 
  2  100.000    3.520 
  3  131.000    5.240 
  4  154.000    6.280 
  5  175.000    7.660 
  6  194.000    8.940 
  7  210.000   10.110 
  8  227.000   10.660 
  9  238.000   13.500 

Mirror Analysis:

Weighted RMS error = 1/1.055   
Strehl ratio = 0.050   
Encircled energy ratio = 0.044   
Peak to valley wavefront error = 1/0.302   
Volume of glass remaining = 122.179  mm^3
Maximum transverse error = 68.390  

Surface Error Profile:

  Zone       Height
Radius(%)   Error(um)

     5       0.040 
    10       0.066 
    15       0.109 
    20       0.167 
    25       0.238 
    30       0.323 
    35       0.419 
    40       0.521 
    45       0.622 
    50       0.710 
    55       0.782 
    60       0.844 
    65       0.892 
    70       0.909 
    75       0.892 
    80       0.835 
    85       0.734 
    90       0.619 
    95       0.431 
   100       0.000 

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