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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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9.5. Atmospheric Dispersion Correctors
225
Table 9.5
Parameters of Schmidt Focal Reducer
Overall:
Mirror:
Corrector:
Field Lens:
m =
-0.333,
R = -1000 mm,
W=
1.053/?
(nominal)
=
1.0557?
(optimized)
b = -8.937E-9,
R^
= -35 320 mm.
plano-convex,
i?2 = —380 mm (nominal)
= —420 mm (optimized)
Lens and corrector material: Si02
s = -2000 mm
K = -0.025
E = 2.416E-9
thickness =10 mm
thickness =18 mm
9.5. ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION CORRECTORS
We now turn our attention to a different type of corrector, one that compen-
sates for the dispersion of the Earth's atmosphere. This effect, discussed in
Section 3.6.a under the name of differential atmospheric refraction, ...
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