NGAO LGS Object Selection Mechanism page

Nomenclature

LGS WFS unit

This is the entire LGS WFS package containing the 9 LGS WFS channels, LGS OSM and all structure required to hold them together

LGS WFS channel

An assembled unit that contains all the LGS WFS components for single LGS channel. There are 9 LGS WFS channels.

LGS OSM

The LGS Object Selection Mechanism. This selects the LGS stars across the LGS field of view and feeds them to the relevant LGS WFS channel.

December 12th, 2007

LGS WFS unit and OSM first draft concepts:

• First draft pickoff concept
• First draft pickoff concept shown with 5star close asterism
• Hand drawn sketch of cross section through pick-off
• Hand drawn ketch of WFS unit as a whole
• Hand drawn sketch of WFS channel
• Hand drawn sketch of optical path through pick-off
• Mechanism count for this LGS WFS unit architecture

December 15th, 2007

• Viswa's description of all NGAO WFS channels (LGS, TT, TTFA, TWFS and NGS HOWFS)

-- Anna Moore and Viswa Velur - 12th Dec 2007