A Rocket-Borne Liquid Helium-Cooled Infrared Telescope I: Dewar and Optics

1 November 1969

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics

Vol. 8 (11) , 2199-2204
https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.8.002199

Abstract

A telescope for rocket-borne ir astronomy is described. It consists of a 166-mm cassegrainian telescope cooled to liquid helium temperature and operated with a total radiation chopper. Details of the optical, cryogenic, and electronic designs are given.

Keywords

OPTICS
LIQUID HELIUM
IR ASTRONOMY
ELECTRONIC DESIGNS
ROCKET BORNE
TELESCOPE COOLED

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