Focal Length 45.74m (f/10.94). Unvignetted field diameter 7 arc minutes,
50% vignetting field diameter 23 arc minutes. Image scale Scale 4.51
arcsec/mm.
Image quality : At the nominal
focus on a flat focal plane, less than or equal to 0.5 arcsec over a 10
arcmin field and less than or equal to 1 arcsec over a 20 arcmin field.
Focal Plane is 585mm from the
derotator turntable flange.
The GHRIL side turntable
Flange
can be used to mount small light instruments which can benefit from
mechanical image rotation. The space envolpe for such instruments is tight
because of the large optical bench mounted very close to the turntable
flange. INTEGRAL at NASMYTH. The Nasmyth instrument rotator has two sets of mounting holes, 12equi-spaced
M10 on a PCD of 362 mm and 12 equi-spaced M10 on a PCD of 457 mm. Maximum mass and moments: The instrument rotators are designed for small
lightweight instruments and are capable of supporting a maximum mass of 130
kg, a maximum moment of 65 kg m about the mounting face and a maximum out of
balance moment about the axis of 10 kg m.
NASMYTH
FOCAL STATION f/11 With
optical image derotator
Focal Length 46.42m (f/11.11). Unvignetted field diameter 2.5 arc
minutes, 50% vignetting field diameter 5 arc minutes. Image scale Scale 4.44
arcsec/mm.
Image quality : At nominal focus
less than or equal to 0.5 arcsec over the 5 arcmin field.
Focal Plane is 585mm from the
derotator turntable flange.
NASMYTH
FOCAL STATION f/11 With
UV/optical image derotator
Focal Length 46.42m (f/11.11). Unvignetted field diameter 0.5 arc
minutes, 50% vignetting field diameter 2.4 arc minutes. Image scale Scale 4.44 arcsec/mm.
Image quality : At nominal focus
less than or equal to 0.5 arcsec over the 5 arcmin field.
Focal Plane is 640mm from the derotator turntable flange.
NASMYTH
FOCAL STATION f/11 With infrared image derotator
Focal Length 46.42m (f/11.11). Unvignetted field diameter 2.9 arc minutes.
Image scale Scale 4.44 arcsec/mm.
Image quality : At nominal
focus less than or equal to 0.5 arcsec over the 5 arcmin field.
Focal Plane is 451mm from the
derotator turntable flange.
Ground based High Resolution Imaging Laboratory (GHRIL)
The GHRIL Enclosure is mounted on
one of the NASMYTH platforms. It houses an
optical table 2500mm long x 1350mm
wide. Adjacent to the optical table is a small electronics room. The Optical
axis is 150 mm above the optical table. The optical table is offset to the
right of the incoming optical axis. The nominal optical axis is 425mm from
the lefthand side of the bench. The distance from the optical bench to the
derotator flange is 445mm.