Gemini enclosure and support facility design philosophy and design description

Keith Raybould; Robert M. Ford; Paul E. Gillett; Steven G. Hardash; Gordon Pentland

doi:10.1117/12.176211

1 June 1994 Gemini enclosure and support facility design philosophy and design description

Keith Raybould, Robert M. Ford, Paul E. Gillett, Steven G. Hardash, Gordon Pentland

Proceedings Volume 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176211
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

The Gemini project is an international collaboration between the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil, to design, fabricate and assemble two 8 M telescopes, one on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the other on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The telescopes will be national facilities designed to meet the Gemini Science Requirements, a document developed by the Gemini Science Committee. This paper describes the design considerations that influence the scientific performance of the enclosure and support facility, and the features that have been incorporated to meet the demanding science requirements, particularly the 0.026 arc sec allowance for `enclosure seeing'. A description of the Gemini enclosure, support facilities and site plans for Mauna Kea is given here together with a brief description of the analysis and testing that has been performed to establish the performance of the facility.

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Keith Raybould, Robert M. Ford, Paul E. Gillett, Steven G. Hardash, and Gordon Pentland "Gemini enclosure and support facility design philosophy and design description", Proc. SPIE 2199, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176211

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