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PILOT: design and capabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2008

H. Zinnecker ,
N. Epchtein ,
H. Rauer ,
W. Saunders ,
P.R. Gillingham ,
A.J. McGrath ,
J.W.V. Storey  and
J.S. Lawrence
W. Saunders*
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
P.R. Gillingham
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
A.J. McGrath
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
J.W.V. Storey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
J.S. Lawrence
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
*
will@aao.gov.au
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Abstract

The proposed design for PILOT is a general-purpose, wide-field (1°) 2.4 m, f/10 Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, with fast tip-tilt guiding, for 0.5-25 µm. The design allows both wide-field and diffraction-limited use at these wavelengths. The expected overall image quality, including median seeing, is 0.28-0.3'' FWHM from 0.8-2.4 µm. Point source sensitivities are estimated.

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