Effect of mirror microroughness scattering on the Hubble Space Telescope point spread function

Hashima Hasan; Christopher J. Burrows

doi:10.1117/12.158788

1 November 1993 Effect of mirror microroughness scattering on the Hubble Space Telescope point spread function

Hashima Hasan, Christopher J. Burrows

Proceedings Volume 1945, Space Astronomical Telescopes and Instruments II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158788
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The effect of internal light scattering caused by the microroughness of the Hubble Space Telescope primary mirror was measured and compared with theoretical models. It was found that the effect was much smaller than predicted and would not be a problem even in the UV.

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Hashima Hasan and Christopher J. Burrows "Effect of mirror microroughness scattering on the Hubble Space Telescope point spread function", Proc. SPIE 1945, Space Astronomical Telescopes and Instruments II, (1 November 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158788

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