ARIEL has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the next medium-class science mission (M4) to be launched in 2028. The aim of the ARIEL mission is to study the atmospheres of a selected sample of exoplanets.

In this paper the design, analysis and development of an aluminum 1-m diameter prototype mirror for the telescope of the ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) mission are described.

A prototype for the primary mirror of the ESA ARIEL mission: design and development of an off-axis 1-m diameter aluminum mirror for infrared space applications

Da Deppo Vania;
2018

Abstract

In this paper the design, analysis and development of an aluminum 1-m diameter prototype mirror for the telescope of the ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) mission are described.
2018
Istituto di fotonica e nanotecnologie - IFN
ARIEL has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the next medium-class science mission (M4) to be launched in 2028. The aim of the ARIEL mission is to study the atmospheres of a selected sample of exoplanets.
space instrumentation
1-m class space mirror
infrared optics
off-axis surface
tolerance analysis
free-form manufacturing
large optics manufacturing
material selection
test and metrology
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