Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: \nIn the realm of astronomical scientific exploration, deployable and scalable approaches in space telescope systems are reshaping our understanding of the universe. Two revolutionary membrane-based space telescope designs, on-axis OASIS (Orbiting Astronomical Satellite for Investigating Stellar Systems) and off-axis SALTUS (Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies), have been developed as mid/far-infrared telescope concepts featuring an inflatable primary mirror. Through the scalable primary aperture design, these deployable space telescopes leverage an all-encompassing optical architecture that taps into the uncharted potential of extremely large telescope apertures. These visionary mission and optical designs pave the way for the next generation scalable telescopes of unprecedented dimensions and diffraction-limited imaging resolutions.\n
Authors: Daewook Kim, Youngsik Kim, Heejoo Choi, Yuzuru Takashima, Christopher Walker
Institution: University of Arizona
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6921932722
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