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Laser Interferometer Measurement System on the Yale PDS 2020G

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Jin-Fuw Lee ,
Wean-Shun Tsay  and
William van Altena
Jin-Fuw Lee
Affiliation:
Yale University Observatory
Wean-Shun Tsay
Affiliation:
Yale University Observatory
William van Altena
Affiliation:
Yale University Observatory

Abstract

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We have installed a dual-axis laser interferometer system on the Yale PDS 2020G microdensitometer to replace the linear encoders. Various diagnostic tests show that the laser interferometer is a superior encoder system for the PDS with a positional accuarcy of about 0.3 micron.

Type
III. Photographic Astrometry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 109: Astrometric Techniques , 1986 , pp. 237 - 242
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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