TRW/Ball: Next Generation Space Telescope, NGST

被引：5

作者：

Crocker, J ^{[1
]}

Atkinson, C ^{[1
]}

Ebbets, D ^{[1
]}

Gilman, L ^{[1
]}

Lightsey, P ^{[1
]}

Neam, D ^{[1
]}

Texter, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ball Aerosp & Technol Corp, Boulder, CO 80301 USA

来源：

UV, OPTICAL, AND IR SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTS | 2000年 / 4013卷

关键词：

NGST; space science; origins; Space Telescope;

D O I：

10.1117/12.394044

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The Next Generation Space Telescope will be the premier instrument for astrophysical research a decade from now. This paper describes the reference concept for the observatory being studied by a prime contractor team led by TRW and Ball Aerospace. We give an overview of the space segment of the mission, and the rationale for its heliocentric orbit at the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrangian point. At the time of this meeting many details of the engineering design are still open for trade studies. We highlight a few whose resolution will have implications for the scientific performance of the observatory, and for which preferences and recommendations from the scientific community are welcomed.

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页码：27 / 34

页数：8