Design and Test of Small Mirror Supports for Harsh Environments
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| author | Huie, Ruby Mears, Austin Montoya, Manny Vargas, Dan West, Grant Hofstadter, Daniel Douglas, Ewan S. |
| author_facet | Huie, Ruby Mears, Austin Montoya, Manny Vargas, Dan West, Grant Hofstadter, Daniel Douglas, Ewan S. |
| contents | As wavefront quality demands tighten on space systems for applications such as astronomy and laser communication, mounting small optics such that the wavefront is undisturbed, positioning is adjustable and the design is producible, while surviving harsh space environments, is a continuing challenge. We designed multiple candidate flexure mounts to support small optics (up to 50 mm diameter, and over 100 grams) to survive the qualification and acceptance tests of small spacecraft and units as defined in ISO 19683 and a mounting structure which is adjustable in decenter [+/-0.5mm], tip/tilt +/-0.5deg, and piston [+/-0.25mm]. We will present design details along with measurements showing less than approximately lambda/10 wavefront contribution from the optic bonding process, along with thermal and multi-axis vibration test data showing the mounted optics survived the acceptance testing loads and are suitable for operation in a wide range of harsh environments. |
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| spellingShingle | Design and Test of Small Mirror Supports for Harsh Environments Huie, Ruby Mears, Austin Montoya, Manny Vargas, Dan West, Grant Hofstadter, Daniel Douglas, Ewan S. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Optics As wavefront quality demands tighten on space systems for applications such as astronomy and laser communication, mounting small optics such that the wavefront is undisturbed, positioning is adjustable and the design is producible, while surviving harsh space environments, is a continuing challenge. We designed multiple candidate flexure mounts to support small optics (up to 50 mm diameter, and over 100 grams) to survive the qualification and acceptance tests of small spacecraft and units as defined in ISO 19683 and a mounting structure which is adjustable in decenter [+/-0.5mm], tip/tilt +/-0.5deg, and piston [+/-0.25mm]. We will present design details along with measurements showing less than approximately lambda/10 wavefront contribution from the optic bonding process, along with thermal and multi-axis vibration test data showing the mounted optics survived the acceptance testing loads and are suitable for operation in a wide range of harsh environments. |
| title | Design and Test of Small Mirror Supports for Harsh Environments |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.04403 |