South Pole Telescope Design
8 December 2003

 

South Pole Telescope Design

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Figure 1 Side view, all fields.  Note that only the last mirror is inside the dewar.

Figure 2 - Same as Fig.1, but only the center field is shown.

Figure 3 --- detail of Fig.1 How can the focal plane be shielded from the window?   Where do the filters go?

Figure 4.---Detail of Figure 2

Figure 5. --- Spot diagram---acceptable at 2mm wavelength, but not shorter.

Figure 6. ---Full field spot diagram.

Figure 7.--- rms wavefront error vs. field.  Wavelength is 2 mm.