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Nijenhuis, J.R. (author), Jonker, W.A. (author), Kamphues, F.G. (author)TNO, in close cooperation with Demcon, has designed the Laser Projection Subsystem (LPS) for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The ELT LPS will consist of up to 8 laser projection subunits. The design is based on the Four Laser Guide Star Facility (4LGSF), built for the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) (5). The VLT AO system has been...conference paper 2022
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Nijenhuis, J.R. (author), van der Heiden, N. (author), Jonker, W.A. (author)TMT will be a telescope with 492 segments making up the primary mirror. Each of these segments is supported with a highly sophisticated Segment Support Assembly (SSA) and each of them is to be tested for acceptance using a tool called SMATT. This tool will be mounted on top of each SSA and provides the load distribution applied to its 27 support...conference paper 2022
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Nijenhuis, J.R. (author), Heijmans, J.A.C. (author), de Breeje, R. (author), Hazelebach, R.L.M. (author), de Vreugd, J. (author), Crowcombe, W.E. (author), Naron, D.J. (author), Fritz, E.C. (author), Borghi, G. (author), Navarro, R. (author), Sillari, L. (author), Sambenedetto, E. (author), Eder, J. (author), Kamphues, F.G. (author)Described is the M1 segment support, as designed by TNO in the period 2015- 2016. The design has significantly changed and improved compared to the earlier designs. During the period 2009-2010 prototypes for the primary mirror support of the E-ELT have been developed. These have been extensively tested by ESO. Design improvement were found to be...conference paper 2016
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Nijenhuis, J.R. (author), Hamelinck, R.F.M.M. (author)ESO is preparing to build the E-ELT which will be the largest optical telescope in the world. Its primary mirror will be Ø39.3 m and will consist of nearly 1000 hexagonal segments of 1.2 meter width. Each segment is to be supported by the same structure although the segments vary in size and shape, hence this will cause variable surface...conference paper 2011
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TNO Industrie en Techniek (author), Nijenhuis, J.R. (author), Hamelinck, R.F.M.M. (author), Braam, B.C. (author), Cayrel, M. (author)The largest optical telescope in the world will be the E-ELT. Its primary mirror will be 42m in diameter. This mirror will consist of 984 hexagonal segments that are all individually supported. Each mirror will be controlled in six DOF while local shaping of the segments is provided by so called warping harnesses. These will correct for focus,...conference paper 2010
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TNO Industrie en Techniek (author), Meijer, E.A. (author), Nijenhuis, J.N. (author), Vink, R.J.P. (author), Kamphues, F.G. (author), Gielesen, W.L.M. (author), Coatantiec, C. (author)To measure the relative motions of GAIA's telescopes, the angle between the telescopes is monitored by an all Silicon Carbide Basic Angle Monitoring subsystem (BAM OMA). TNO is developing this metrology system. The stability requirements for this metrology system go into the pico meter and pico radian range. Such accuracies require extreme...conference paper 2009
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Kappelhof, J.P. (author), Nijenhuis, J.R. (author), Technisch Physische Dienst TNO - TH (author)The two most important characteristics of opto-mechanical structures used in space or for astronomy are high accuracy and stability. Much time, money and energy is invested in achieving this. However, because resources are limited, it is important to realize that the cost of an instrument is mainly determined during the design process. Three...conference paper 2003