Other Reports and Publications

 

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GERMANY

  1. Speckle masking interferometry with the Large Binocular Telescope
    T. Reinheimer, K.-H. Hofmann, M. Scholler & G. Weigelt
    Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement series, Vol. 121, January 1997, 191-199.
    PDF file 970kB
  2. Document Archive from AIP

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ITALY

  1. Translation of: Study of the Thermal Control of the Primary Mirror
    Macchi (translated by Anna Rosa Lampis) (3-88)
  2. Code V Analysis of Columbus Optical Systems
    Domenico Bonaccini, Arcetri
    (May 1989)
  3. Thin Film Technology for the 8 Meter Mirror
    (1-90)
  4. Feasibility Study of a Pumping System for a Vacuum
    Aluminizing Chamber for the Columbus Project
    (1-15-90)
  5. Modal Analysis of Large Binocular Telescope Spider: Final Report Firenze
    (December 1994)
  6. Interferometric Imaging Tests for the Large Binocular Telescope
    S. Correia and A. Richichi, 2000 Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series, 141, pp. 301-311
    compressed Postscript file
  7. "Differential piston angular anisoplanatism for astronomical optical interferometers"
    S. Esposito, A. Riccardi, & B. Femenía, 2000, Astronomy &.Astrophysics, 353, pp. L29-L32.
  8. "Application of the OS-EM method to the restoration of LBT images"
    M. Bertero and P. Boccacci, 2000 Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series, in press
    gzip'd Postscript file (102 kB)

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UNITED STATES

  1. A 315-Inch f/1.00 Telescope for the Columbus Project:
    Preliminary f/2.00 Epps Focus Optical Design Study
    Harland W. Epps
    University of California, Los Angeles
    (June 1987)
  2. Direct Drive Motor Design Study for the University of Arizona
    Steward Observatory
    Sierracin Magnedyne
    (1-2-91)
  3. Transcription of Audio Comments of Enclosure Flow Visualization
    Video Tapes produced by University of Washington in 1990
    (Transcribed by LaFlame) (July & August 1994)
  4. Optical Metrology for Two Large Highly Aspheric Telescope Mirrors
    S. C. West, J. H. Burge, R. S. Young, D. S. Anderson, C. Murgive,
    D. A. Ketelsen, and H. M. Martin, Applied Optics 31, 7191, 1992.
  5. blue dot The Large Binocular Telescope: a unique scientific and technology precursor to Planet Finder.
    Roger Angel and Neville Woolf
    Published in, "Planets Beyond the Solar System and the Next Generation of Space Missions," ed. David Soderblom, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series #119, 1997.
  6. blue dot"Technique for combining incoherent interferometric images,"
    E. K. Hege, J. C. Christou, S. M. Jefferies and M. Cheselka
    JOSA, 16, p. 1745, July 1999.
    Compressed postscript file (482kB)
  7. "Thermal Performance Enhancement of Adaptive Optics by Use of a Deformable Secondary Mirror,"
    Michael Lloyd-Hart
    Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 112, 264-272, February 2000.
    (electronic journal link)
  8. "The Large Binocular Telescope - an interferometer for wide-field Fizeau imaging and Bracewell nulling",
    Roger Angel
    proceedings of the Interferometry Workshop at UCSC, 15 October 2000
    Powerpoint file (8 MB)

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COLUMBUS INSTRUMENT DEFINITION TEAM (IDT) REPORTS

    OSU-BA-IRIM-1

    • IRIM ID Draft Introduction
      Atwood (1-3-90)

    OSU-BA-OPIM-1

    • OPIM ID Draft Introduction
      Atwood (1-9-90)

    OSU-BA-IRSP-1

    • IRSP ID Draft Introduction
      Atwood (1-23-90)

    OSU-BA-OPSP-1

    • OPSP ID Draft Introduction
      Atwood (1-30-90)

    OSU-DBPB-OPIM-1
    OSU-PBDB-IRIM-1

    • Atmospheric Dispersion Effects in the Visible and Near Infrared Bands
      Bonaccini & Byard (4/90)

    UA-JMH-OPSP-1

    • Reflections on OPSP over lunch
      Hill (4-16-90)

    OSU-DBPB-OPIM-2

    • OPIM - Optical Design Considerations
      Byard, Bonaccini (5/90)

    OSU-DBPB-OPIM-3

    • Optical Design of the First Light Instrumentation for the
      Columbus Telescope: The Optical Imager OPIM-A
      Bonaccini, Byard (5/90)

    STECF-SSA-OPIM-3

    • Optical Imager Instrument Definition
      Sperello di Serego Alighieri (5-15-90)

    OSU-PBDBBA-OPSP-2

    • First Light Instrumentation for the Columbus 8m Telescope.
      Preliminary Optical Design for a Cassegrain Spectrograph in
      the Visible: The Optical Spectrograph OPSP-A.
      Byard, Bonaccini, Atwood (11/90)

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LBT BASELINE REPORT

  • Proposed Baseline F/33 Optics 2/88
  • LBT Baseline Report
    revised 2/91, 7/92, 12/92, 7/93, 1/94, 3/95
    current 8/95

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