Cryogenic beam-combiner for very low background 2- to 20-um interferometry on the 22.8-m Large Binocular Telescope

Donald W. McCarthy Jr.; Erin M. Sabatke; Roland J. Sarlot; Philip M. Hinz; James H. Burge

doi:10.1117/12.390267

5 July 2000 Cryogenic beam-combiner for very low background 2- to 20-μm interferometry on the 22.8-m Large Binocular Telescope

Donald W. McCarthy Jr., Erin M. Sabatke, Roland J. Sarlot, Philip M. Hinz, James H. Burge

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Proceedings Volume 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390267
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The 22.8 m Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer will be a uniquely powerful tool for imaging and nulling interferometry at thermal infrared wavelengths (2 - 20 micrometers ) because of the LBT's unusual combination of low emissivity, high spatial resolution, broad (u,v)-plane coverage, and high photometric sensitivity. The gregorian adaptive secondary mirrors permit beam combination after only three warm reflections. They also control the relative pathlength, wavefront tip/tilt, and focus of the two telescope beams, thus greatly simplifying the complexity of the beam-combiner. The resulting four-mirror beam-combiner reimages the original focal plane and also images the telescope pupil onto a cold stop to limit thermal background. At first-light in 2004, an all-reflective, cooled beam-combiner can provide a 2 arcmin diameter field for Fizeau-style imaging as well as the low thermal background and achromaticity required for nulling interferometry.

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Donald W. McCarthy Jr., Erin M. Sabatke, Roland J. Sarlot, Philip M. Hinz, and James H. Burge "Cryogenic beam-combiner for very low background 2- to 20-μm interferometry on the 22.8-m Large Binocular Telescope", Proc. SPIE 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, (5 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390267

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