DESI corrector lens

DESI's corrector is designed to provide a larger field of view to the focal plate, allowing 5,000 fibers to be arranged over 8 square degrees.

The design includes four large lenses composed of fused silica. The two smaller lenses are aspheric on one surface; all other silica surfaces are spherical. An atmospheric dispersion compensator (ADC) is included in the design, in order to meet blur requirements at off-zenith angles. This compensator includes two large wedged borosilicate lenses with spherical surfaces.

Credit:

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

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Id:DESI-Mirror_CC
Type:Photographic
Release date:Nov. 26, 2020, 9:44 a.m.
Size:1286 x 1080 px

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