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Astronomical Optics, 2nd Edition
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Astronomical Optics, 2nd Edition

by Daniel J. Schroeder
September 1999
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
21h 54m
English
Academic Press
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5.6. Aberrations for Multisurface Systems 93
5.5.C. EXAMPLES
At this point it is appropriate to illustrate the aberration relations with two
examples. Our choices are a sphere and a paraboloid, each illuminated with
collimated light, hence m = 0. We assume no aspheric component and set b = 0.
For the sphere we find A^ = B^ = n/4R^, hence we expect that both
B2
and Bi
will depend on the stop position. Inspection of the coefficients in Table 5.6 shows
that this is the case. When W = R, both
B2
and
B^
are zero; this stop position is
the starting point for the Schmidt camera.
Taking a sphere in collimated light with an aspheric component, we find ...
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ISBN: 9780126298109