First Observations from the Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST) Narrow-Band Imager
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DOI: 10.1007/s11207-017-1127-y
Abstract: The Multi-Application Solar Telescope is a 50 cm off-axis Gregorian telescope recently installed at the Udaipur Solar Observatory, India. In order to obtain near-simultaneous observations at photospheric and chromospheric heights, an imager optimized for two… read more here.
Keywords: application solar; multi application; imager; telescope ... See more keywords
Polarization modeling and predictions for Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope part 1: telescope and example instrument configurations
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.3.1.018002
Abstract: Abstract. We outline polarization performance calculations and predictions for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) optics and show Mueller matrices for two of the first light instruments. Telescope polarization is due to polarization-dependent mirror… read more here.
Keywords: solar telescope; inouye solar; telescope; polarization ... See more keywords
Noncontact temperature estimation method on the actively cooled primary mirror surface of large ground-based solar telescope
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.3.4.046001
Abstract: Abstract. To control the mirror seeing effect and the thermal deformation, the actively cooled primary mirror is utilized in a large ground-based solar telescope. Due to direct solar illumination and high reflectivity of the mirror… read more here.
Keywords: solar telescope; mirror surface; cooled primary; primary mirror ... See more keywords
The Multi Application Solar Telescope
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DOI: 10.18520/cs/v113/i04/686-690
Abstract: Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST), a telescope for the detailed study of solar activity, was operationalized at the Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO) of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), on 16 June 2015. This article traces the… read more here.
Keywords: application solar; multi application; mast; telescope ... See more keywords