Final mechanical and opto-mechanical design of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer

Fernando G Santoro; Andres M Olivares; Chris D Salcido; Stephen R Jimenez; Colby A Jurgenson; Xiaowei Sun; Christopher A. Haniff; David F. Buscher; Michelle J. Creech-Eakman; Robert J. Selina; Tyler M. McCracken; John S. Young; Martin Fisher; Dan Klinglesmith III; Nicolas C Torres; Chuck Dahl; Alisa V Shtromberg; Donald M. A. Wilson

doi:10.1117/12.926501

12 September 2012 Final mechanical and opto-mechanical design of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory interferometer

Fernando G Santoro, Andres M Olivares, Chris D Salcido, Stephen R Jimenez, Colby A Jurgenson, Xiaowei Sun, Christopher A. Haniff, David F. Buscher, Michelle J. Creech-Eakman, Robert J. Selina, Tyler M. McCracken, John S. Young, Martin Fisher, Dan Klinglesmith III, Nicolas C Torres, Chuck Dahl, Alisa V Shtromberg, Donald M. A. Wilson

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Proceedings Volume 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III; 84452K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926501
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Most subsystems of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) have progressed towards final mechanical design, construction and testing since the last SPIE meeting in San Diego - CA. The first 1.4-meter telescope has successfully passed factory acceptance test, and construction of telescopes #2 and #3 has started. The beam relay system has been prototyped on site, and full construction is awaiting funding. A complete 100-meter length delay line system, which includes its laser metrology unit, has been installed and tested on site, and the first delay line trolley has successfully passed factory acceptance testing. A fully operational fringe tracker is integrated with a prototyped version of the automated alignment system for a closed looping fringe tracking experiment. In this paper, we present details of the final mechanical and opto-mechanical design for these MROI subsystems and report their status on fabrication, assembly, integration and testing.

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Fernando G Santoro, Andres M Olivares, Chris D Salcido, Stephen R Jimenez, Colby A Jurgenson, Xiaowei Sun, Christopher A. Haniff, David F. Buscher, Michelle J. Creech-Eakman, Robert J. Selina, Tyler M. McCracken, John S. Young, Martin Fisher, Dan Klinglesmith III, Nicolas C Torres, Chuck Dahl, Alisa V Shtromberg, and Donald M. A. Wilson "Final mechanical and opto-mechanical design of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory interferometer", Proc. SPIE 8445, Optical and Infrared Interferometry III, 84452K (12 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926501

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