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Status of the Integrated Model of the Euro50

Author

  • Anita Enmark
  • Torben Andersen
  • Michael Browne
  • Mette Owner-Petersen

Summary, in English

The Euro50 is a proposed 50m extremely large telescope for optical and infrared wavelengths. To study and predict the performance of the complete telescope system, an integrated model combining the structural model of the telescope, optics models, the control systems and the adaptive optics has been established. Wind and atmospheric disturbances are also included in the model. The integrated model is written in MATLAB and C. To satisfy memory demands and to achieve acceptable execution times, 64-bit MATLAB is used and part of the model is run on a shared memory machine using OpenMP. We present results from simulations with a complete integrated single conjugate adaptive optics model. Various sensor and actuator geometries are evaluated. A comparison of wind loading and atmospheric turbulence effects is also presented. The model shows that the telescope will be essentially seeing limited under wind load and no AO correction.

Department/s

  • Lund Observatory - Undergoing reorganization

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

27102-27102

Publication/Series

Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy II

Volume

6271

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

SPIE

Topic

  • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Keywords

  • Euro50
  • Integrated models
  • Extremely large telescopes
  • Wind loads

Conference name

Conference on Modeling, Systems Engineering and Project Management for Astronomy II

Conference date

2006-05-30 - 2006-05-31

Conference place

Orlando, FL, United States

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0277-786X
  • ISSN: 1996-756X