Radio Telescope Reflectors by Jacob W.M. Baars & Hans J Kärcher

Author:Jacob W.M. Baars & Hans J Kärcher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

5.4.2 Towards a Final LMT Design

The design of MAN was based on the experience with previous exposed telescopes. The first design sketches of the exposed telescope were submitted to the Project in early 1997 (Fig. 5.23). They show a wheel-on-track design with some major changes with respect to the TIW design. These are the elevated pintle bearing similar to the MERLIN antenna and the rear side BUS cladding similar to the MRT . The two ballast arms on the outside of the elevation bearings, which allow the arrangement of a large two-storey Nasmyth receiver cabin, resemble the design of the MRT and the IGN Yebes telescopes. Noticeable is also that at that stage the hexagonal panel concept of the TIW design was adopted.

Fig. 5.23Sketch of the initial MAN proposal for the LMT

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