Structural design of the optical bench and enclosure for MAORY, adaptive optics module for the ELT

This paper outlines an overview of the mechanical design of the optical bench and the enclosure for MAORY (Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics RelaY) for the Extremely Large Telescope. MAORY will enable high-angular resolution observations in the near infrared by employing real-time compensation of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2021-02, Vol.1038 (1), p.12046
Hauptverfasser: Andolfo, A, Belperio, A, Cianniello, V, Eredia, C, De Caprio, V, Armentani, E
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Zusammenfassung:This paper outlines an overview of the mechanical design of the optical bench and the enclosure for MAORY (Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics RelaY) for the Extremely Large Telescope. MAORY will enable high-angular resolution observations in the near infrared by employing real-time compensation of the wave-front distortions due to atmospheric turbulence and other disturbances on the telescope. The main purpose of the optical bench is to provide support to the opto-mechanical mountings and subsystems that will be integrated on it. The design philosophy behind the proposed architecture is a truss spatial structure with the aim of optimizing the mass of the Main Structure. The enclosure has to protect the optomechanical elements and to achieve a uniform temperature distribution in its internal environment. The mechanical design of the bench and the enclosure was supported by a set of structural FE analyses, to verify the design compliance with ESO (European Southern Observatory) requirements.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/1038/1/012046