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| Paper: |
Aspects of the Optomechanical Design of the Forthcoming 1.4m TCC Reflector |
| Volume: |
424, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society |
| Page: |
448 |
| Authors: |
Solomos, N. H. |
| Abstract: |
The new Greek 1.4m “Constantine Caratheodory” Telescope (TCC) to be operational from June 2010 onwards, is an advanced robotic telescope–the second biggest reflector and the most advanced tracking facility in Greece-. It will be robotically integrated to a sophisticated fast rotating metallic dome 7m in diameter and a group of real-time environmental condition monitors. The main mechanical and electrooptical characteristics of this multi-role new instrument had been analyzed, emphasizing the features that highlight its science potential and define its own place in the capabilities spectrum of our national astronomy assets. Due to the very limited space available, only the headlines of that analysis can be repeated here, with a more complete description scheduled to be published elsewhere; the concluding remark being the following: the final design of the 1.4m Constantine Caratheodory Telescope, frozen in 2008, was made to incorporate a number of special features and particular capabilities in order to achieve the required performance for potential deployment in Quantum Optics Experiments in conjunction with Satellites, Quantum Astronomy precursor studies, γ-ray burst follow-up and Long-Term Monitoring of Variable Sources. |
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