M4
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Requirements
M4 is a ~2.6 meters adaptive mirror mounted on a positioning system providing a first stage large stroke low frequencymechanical tilt, a two dimensions rigid body decentering degrees of freedom and a focus selector. The M4 Adaptive Unit has 4 sub-units:
- The 2.6 meters M4 Adaptive Mirror
- The M4 Positioning System
- The M4 Mounting Structure
- The M4 Control System
The main objective of the M4 Adaptive Mirror is to correct for real-time high order wavefront distortion produced by atmosphere, telescope wind shake and low spatial frequency errors. It has to compensate as well small amplitude fast residual tip-tilt correction left after the M5 field stabilization.The M4 Positioning System provide a first stage large amplitude low frequency tip-tilt correction and a pupil lateral correction to compensate for telescope gravity and thermal loads plus adapter tracking wooble and run-out errors. It provides finally the Nasmyth foci selector.
| Conditions | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
Fitting error
|
Median seeing: 0.85" | 145 nm rms (goal 110) |
Temporal error
|
Median Seeing: tau0=2.5 ms at 1kHz wavefront sensor sampling frequency | 60 nm rms (goal 43) |
Amplitude of tilt to be corrected after M5
|
10 m/s at 10 m with exponential wind profile | 1.036 micron rms equivalent to 0.121 arcsec on sky |
Residual tip-tilt after M4
|
10 m/s at 10 m with exponential wind profile | 1.3 ms at 1.2kHz wavefront sensor sampling frequency |
Defocus wind shaking
|
10 m/s at 10 m with exponential wind profile | 1.36 micron rms |
Telescope optical errors
|
Lowest 20 Zernike modes (excl tip, tilt, piston) | Maximum mechanical PV: 5 micron;Maximum update frequency: 2Hz;Maximum step amplitude PV: 1.5 micron |
Maximum average power
|
8 kW |
| Pupil lateral correction | |
|---|---|
Range (mm)
|
± 20 |
Min Continuous speed (mm/s)
|
speed = 1 |
Absolute accuracy (�m)
|
= 100 |
Resolution (�m)
|
= 50 |
| Mechanical Tilt Correction | |
Range (")
|
± 120 (± 14" on sky) |
Speed ("/s)
|
10 (1.2"/s on sky) |
Absolute accuracy (")
|
0.5 (0.06" on-sky) |
Resolution (")
|
0.25 (0.03" on-sky) |
Possible Technologies
Two competitive Studies have been launched in parallel. The project obtained from both companies a Demonstrator prototype fully tested and the M4 Adaptive Unit Preliminary Design document package in June-July 2010.The first design is based on voice coil actuators technology. The second design is based on piezo-electric actuators technology.
Both designs are using hexapods for the Positioning system.
References
More information on CILAS design is available on CILAS webpage .More information on Microgate design is avaiable on Microgate webpage
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