RCOS 12.5 inch "Ruggedized" Carbon / Nomex Telescope
One of three custom "Ruggedized" telescopes made for Photo-Sonics (shown here is a 12.5RC f/9 operating in visable light with a Vision Research Phantom V.12 High Speed Color Camera), part of the MMTS High Speed Tracking Mount.
Off the shelf models can be highly customized for special applications. RCOS does all design, engineering, modeling, and FEA in house using SolidWorks 2009.
| 12.5 inch (0.32 meter) Ritchey-Chrétien Specifications |
- 12.5 inch Ritchey-Chrétien, Super Ritchey Chrétien, Classical Cassegrain, Dall-Kirkham, Mersenne (Afocal) optics certified to customers requirements for use from 100nm to 12 microns. Fringe analysis and supporting interferometric data supplied with each optical
set.
- Optical Design work available for UV to IR.
- Zero Expansion ULE or Zerodur substrate for both primary and secondary mirrors.
- Protected Aluminum (PAL), Silver, Gold or Dielectric coatings for the highest reflectivity possible in specified wave band.
- RCOS proprietary Mirror support and Back Plane assembly for stable optical performance in all parts of the sky.
- Low Expansion, light weight Carbon/Nomex "Ruggedized" Tube for superior performance
and stability.
- 6061/7075 Aluminum and Titanium Components - All CNC Machined.
- Precision Secondary Mirror Focuser.
- 2-Stage Primary mirror baffle with internal knife-edge light stops.
- Secondary conical light baffle.
- Active Cooling (positive pressure when required).
- RCOS "Focus and Forget" Technology.
- Shipped fully assembled, collimated, and ready to use.
- Custom mounting options for Cine-Sextant, KTM or APS gimbals.
- Options for bayonet carbon sun shield.
- Bayonet style tube end ring (aluminum).
- Bayonet style dust cover.
- Optional rear cell instrumentation cover (cooled)
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