Research Catalog

Title

UV/optical/IR space telescopes : innovative technologies and concepts : 3-5 August 2003, San Diego, California, USA / Howard A. MacEwen, chair/editor ; sponsored ... by SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering.

Publication

Bellingham, Wash., USA : SPIE, [2004], ©2004.

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Additional Authors

• MacEwen, Howard A.
• Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78088934

Description

xiii, 310 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm.

Series Statement

SPIE proceedings series, 0277-786X ; v. 5166

Uniform Title

Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering ; v. 5166.

Alternative Title

UV, optical, IR space telescopes

Subjects

• Astronomical instruments > Technological innovations > Congresses
• Ultraviolet astronomy > Instruments > Congresses
• Space optics > Congresses
• Orbiting astronomical observatories > Congresses
• X-ray astronomy > Instruments > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and author index.

Contents

Space telescopes after the James Webb Space Telescope / S. V. W. Beckwith -- Astronomical search for origins: Are we alone? / J. B. Breckinridge -- Options for post-JWST space telescopes / H. A. Thronson, Jr. -- Fully active telescope / M. A. Ealey -- Implications of structural design requirements for selection of future space telescope architectures / L. D. Peterson and J. D. Hinkle -- Separation of functions as an approach to development of large space telescope mirrors / H. A. MacEwen -- Optimized active lightweight space mirrors / D. Baiocchi and J. H. Burge -- Performance of flexure-hinged substrate-nanolaminate deformable mirror through modeling and simulation / S. N. Gullapalli and R. Flood -- Electromagnetics and orbital mechanics of a Sun occulting screen / R. R. Zito -- Dynamics of an electromagnetically flown formation of spacecraft within the Earth's magnetic field / S. A. Schweighart and R. J. Sedwick -- Conceptual design of an autonomously assembled space telescope (AAST) / S. Basu -- SNAP telescope: an update / M. L. Lampton, M. J. Sholl, M. H. Krim, R. Besuner, C. W. Akerlof, G. Aldering, R. Amanullah, P. Astier, C. Baltay, E. Barrelet, S. Basa, C. Bebek, J. Bercovitz, L. Bergstrom, G. Berstein, M. Bester, R. C. Bohlin, A. Bonissent, C. R. Bower, M. Campbell, W. C. Carithers, E. D. Commins, C. Day, S. E. Deustua, R. S. DiGennaro, A. Ealet, R. S. Ellis, W. Emmett, M. Eriksson, D. Fouchez, A. Fruchter, J.-F. Genat, G. Goldhaber, A. Goobar, D. E. Groom, H. D. Heetderks, S. E. Holland, D. Huterer, W. E. Johnston, R. W. Kadel, A. Karcher, A. G. Kim, W. F. Kolbe, R. E. Lafever, J. I. Lamoureux, O. Lefevre, M. E. Levi, D. S. Levin, E. V. Linder, S. C. Loken, R. Malina, A. Mazure, T. A. McKay, S. P. McKee, R. Miquel, N. Morgan, E. Mortsell, N. Mostek, S. Mufson, J. A. Musser, P. E. Nugent, H. M. Oluseyi, R. Pain, N. P. Palaio, D. H. Pankow, S. Perlmutter, E. Prieto, D. Rabinowitz, A. Refregier, J. Rhodes, N. A. Roe, M. S. Schubnell, G. Smadja, R. Smith, G. F. Smoot, J. A. Snyder, A. Spadafora, A. Szymkowiak, G. Tarle, K. Taylor, A. Tilquin, A. D. Tomasch, D. Vincent, H. von der Lippe, J.-P. Walder and G. Wang -- Design and test of a 2mx4m DART system in the RF / J. Tolomeo, J. Loane, D. J. Tenerelli, E. W. Cross, W. W. Sable, T. Decker, K. Chan, T. Nelson, B. Joseph, C. Windes, D. Kokawa, A. Kamis, M. Dragovan and J. A. Dooley -- A wide-field reflector for the detection of high-energy cosmic rays from space / V. Bratina, P. Mazzinghi and B. Tiribilli -- Delft Testbed Interferometer: a homothetic mapping test setup / H. van Brug, B. Oostdijck, T. van den Dool, P. Giesen and W. Gielesen -- Twenty-meter space telescope based on diffractive Fresnel lens / J. T. Early, R. Hyde and R. L. Baron -- Adaptive tertiary mirror for segmented mirror control / T. R. Price and M. A. Ealey -- Highly adaptive integrated meniscus primary mirrors / M. A. Ealey and J. A. Wellman -- High-density deformable mirrors to enable coronagraphic planet detection / M. A. Ealey and J. T. Trauger -- Novel photomechanical actuators / J. M. Ritter, J. A. Brozik, L. Emmert, M. Fallbach, R. Bradford, D. J. Leo and K. E. Meissner -- Design, test, and evaluation of an electrostatically figured membrane mirror / J. D. Moore, Jr., B. Patrick, P. A. Gierow and E. Troy -- Large mirror actuators in the 21st century / M. L. Mulvihill and M. A. Ealey -- Novel optical phenomena with photonic crystals / C. Luo, S. G. Johnson, M. Soljacic, J. D. Joannopoulos and J. B. Pendry -- Telescope resolution using negative refractive index materials / J. L. May and T. Jennetti -- Designing ultrastrong materials for space applications / N. A. Kotov, A. A. Mamedov, M. Prato, D. M. Guldi, J. Wicksted and A. Hirsch -- Multicomponent composites and their application in replica mirrors for lightweight space-based optics / S. D. Vining and P. J. Hood -- Active shape control of gossamer apertures / H. K. Duvvuru and C. H. Jenkins -- Analysis of a membrane-modified perimeter-truss mesh antenna / N. M. A. Hossain, C. H. Jenkins and L. R. Hill -- Shape memory alloy film for deployment and control of membrane apertures / L. R. Hill, G. Carman, D.-G. Lee and B. Patrick -- Application of a large space-based diffractive optical element telescope to the Terrestrial Planet-Finder mission: design and tolerance issues / D. J. Hoppe, R. L. Baron and T. A. Cwik -- Holographic telescope design for wide-field imaging of O vi 1032, 1038 A / N. J. Cunningham and E. Wilkinson.

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0819450391

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