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26 August 2024 Rubin Observatory technical challenges and resolutions
Jacques Sebag, Douglas Neill, Christian Aguilar, John Andrew, Claudio Araya, Jeffrey Barr, Rodolfo Canestrari, Andy W. Clements, Franco Colleoni, Julio Constanzo, Felipe Daruich, Holger Drass, Juan Fábrega, Enrico Giro, Robinson Godoy, Hernan Herrera, David Jimenez Mejias, Victor Krabbendam, Petr Kubanek, Craig Lage, Juan Lopez, Luis Matemala, Guido Maulen, Gonzalo Meneses, Dave Mills, Freddy Munoz, Oscar Nunez, Ian Ordenes, Juan Orellana, Roberto Olivares, Maria Fernanda Parra, Claudio Pasten, Bruno Quint, Jose Miguel Quintero, Mario Rivera, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Luca Rosignoli, Rodrigo Rojas, Sandra Romero, Edgard Sepulveda, Eduardo Serrano, Cristian Silva, Brian Stalder, Diego Tapia, Sandrine Thomas, Roberto Tighe, Te-Wei Tsai, Luis Vergara, Tomislav Vucina, Pablo Zorzi
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Proceedings Volume 13100, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation VI; 131004Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018152
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan
Abstract
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is an astronomical survey facility nearing completion in Chile. Its mission is to accomplish the 10-year Legacy Survey of space and Time (LSST) survey - a 6-color optical imaging survey of the southern sky. The science mission for the LSST resulted in demanding requirements for optical performance and system dynamics. Producing a Telescope and an Observatory meeting these requirements resulted in multiple technical challenges which were encountered and resolved during the design and construction of the project. Resolving these challenges has impacted the assembly and integration of the overall system. Analyses were performed and solutions were developed. This paper provides a general overview of these challenges and highlights some specific examples where resolutions were found and implemented.
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Jacques Sebag, Douglas Neill, Christian Aguilar, John Andrew, Claudio Araya, Jeffrey Barr, Rodolfo Canestrari, Andy W. Clements, Franco Colleoni, Julio Constanzo, Felipe Daruich, Holger Drass, Juan Fábrega, Enrico Giro, Robinson Godoy, Hernan Herrera, David Jimenez Mejias, Victor Krabbendam, Petr Kubanek, Craig Lage, Juan Lopez, Luis Matemala, Guido Maulen, Gonzalo Meneses, Dave Mills, Freddy Munoz, Oscar Nunez, Ian Ordenes, Juan Orellana, Roberto Olivares, Maria Fernanda Parra, Claudio Pasten, Bruno Quint, Jose Miguel Quintero, Mario Rivera, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Luca Rosignoli, Rodrigo Rojas, Sandra Romero, Edgard Sepulveda, Eduardo Serrano, Cristian Silva, Brian Stalder, Diego Tapia, Sandrine Thomas, Roberto Tighe, Te-Wei Tsai, Luis Vergara, Tomislav Vucina, and Pablo Zorzi "Rubin Observatory technical challenges and resolutions", Proc. SPIE 13100, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation VI, 131004Z (26 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018152
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