Author Affiliations
1Changchun Observatory, National Astronomical Observators, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China3School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China4Key Laboratory of Space Object & Debris Observation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China;show less
Fig. 1. Overall schematic of optical telescope
Fig. 2. Limitation test of 1.2 m large-aperture optical telescope. (a) Pointing path of telescope with curve indicating trajectory and straight line indicating pointing target of telescope; (b) tracking results of telescope
Fig. 3. Optical schematic of grating spectrometer
Fig. 4. Diagram of telescope with single-slit grating spectrometer. (a) Schematic of equipment assembly; (b) single-slit grating spectrometer mounted on optical telescope focus system
Fig. 5. Polaris spectra obtained by method one. (a) First observation; (c) second observation
Fig. 6. Spectrum of 5.80 magnitude star
Fig. 7. Optical schematic of fiber spectrometer
Fig. 8. Diagram of telescope with optical fiber spectrometer. (a) Schematic of equipment assembly; (b) terminal box with optical fiber through collimator; (c) front side of spectrometer
Fig. 9. Polaris spectra obtained by method two. (a) First round; (b) second round
Fig. 10. Measured spectra of stars with different magnitudes. (a1)(a2) 5 magnitude; (b1)(b2) 6 magnitude; (c1)(c2) 7 magnitude; (d1)(d2) 8 magnitude
Fig. 11. Optical schematic diagram of sCMOS camera imaging spectrometer with liquid crystal tunable filter
Fig. 12. Filter spectrometer camera. (a) Schematic of equipment assembly; (b) liquid crystal tunable filter; (c) sCMOS camera
Fig. 13. Polaris spectrum obtained by method three
Fig. 14. Images of target at different wavelengths
Fig. 15. Brightness of target in Fig. 14 versus wavelength
Fig. 16. Spectral data of GEO target. (a) First round; (b) second round
Parameter | Content |
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Aperture size | ≥ 1200 mm | Prime focus | Focal length >2000 mm, field ≥1.5°×1.5°, efficiency ≥70% | Cassegrain focus | Focal length <9195 mm, field ≥11'×11', efficiency ≥70% | Tracking speed | Azimuth velocity ≥6(°)/s, altitude speed ≥2(°)/s, acceleration ≥1(°)/s2 | Tracking accuracy | 0.2(″)/10 s for star, and ~5″ for space target | Pointing accuracy | ≤ 5″ | Axis rotation range | Position: ± 270°Altitude: 0--95° |
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Table 1. Technical parameters of 1.2 m large-aperture spatial optical telescope
Element | Type | Manufacturer | Technical index |
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Guiding scope | LX800 ACF | Meade | Optical design: RC foldback system with aspheric correction mirror | Aperture size: 12 inch | Focal length: 2438 mm, f/8 | Resolution: 0.38″ | Primary /secondary mirror material: low elongation borosilicate glass | Correction mirror material: broad-spectrum high-transparency borosilicate float glass | Optical coating: ultra high temperature ceramics | Part: f/5zoomTypical narrow field of view with zoom: 57.2'×45.8' | Camera | KL4040 | FLI | Photosensitive chip: sCMOS | Photosensitive method: front illuminated | Number of pixels: 4096×4096 | Pixel size: 9 μm×9 μm | Chip size: 52.1 mm | Full well electron: 7e-×104 | Maximum transmission frequency: 24 frame/s | Maximum readout noise: 3.7e- | Highest quantum efficiency: 74% | Wind cooling temperature: at least 40 ℃ | Dark current: 0.15e- @-20 ℃ |
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Table 2. Configuration list of guiding system
Instrument | Manufacturer | Technical index |
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LCTF | CRi | Spectral range: 400--720 nm | Bandwidth(full width at half maximum): 10 nm | Minimum jump spectral width: 1 nm | Minimum jump time: 50 ms | Operating temperature: 10--40 ℃ | Instrument size: 3.36 inch×1.95 inch×2.01 inch | Field of view: 7.5° half-angle | Maximum amount of light: 500 mW/cm2 | Caliber size: 35 mm | Camera | HAMAMATSU | Resolution: 2048×2048 | Pixel area: 6.5 μm×6.5 μm | Peak quantum efficiency: 82% @560 nm | Readout noise: 1.0 median | Bit depth: 16 bit | Maximum frame rate: 40 frame/s | Ceramic thermostat | Homemade | Temperature control range: -5--80 ℃ | Direct voltage: 24 V | Power consumption: 120 W |
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Table 3. Equipment parameters
Performance | Project 1 | Project 2 | Project 3 |
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Equipment cost | High | Medium | Medium | Optical path debugging degree | High | High | Low | Obtained light intensity | Medium | Low | High | Adjustable observation band | Low | High | High | Degree of data processing | Medium | Medium | High |
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Table 4. Performance comparison of different methods