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b ilitle so f th e Very Large T e le s c o p e .
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D r.A .B e rro ir (D ire c to r o f C N R S -IN S U I,
D r.W .
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o fth eM P I) a n dP ro f.H .v a n d e rL a a n
(E S OD ire c to r G e n e ra l)o n b e h a lfo f th e ir
re s p e c tiv e o rg a n iz a tio n sp u tth e ir s ig - n a tu re s o nac o n tra c t w h ic h w ill p e r m it th e
c o n s tru c tio n
o f
a
th ird
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m o v a b le te le s c o p e
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In te r-
fe ro m e te r
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to o k
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th e
p re s e n c e
o f
s e v e ra l
im p o rta n t
g u e s ts , in c lu d in gP ro f.P , L B n a ,F re n c h
d e le g a te toth eE S OC o u n c ila n d a c tiv e -
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th e m anagero f th eV L T p ro je c t,P ro f.M .
T a re n g h i,w holik e n e dth eV L T l w itha n
a s tro n o m e r'sd re a m
c o m in gtru e .N o-
b o d y know s fo rs u rew h ic hn e wd is c o v -
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m adew ithth isa b s o lu te ly
u n iq u ein s tru m e n ti nth efu tu re .
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a n d
F re n c hp a rtn e rss p o k ea b o u t th e
n o ts oe a s yta s ko ffin d in gm oney fo r
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T h eV L T P ro g ra m m e
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w o u ld
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la te ly
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c o n tra c te d to
E S Om e m b e r c o u n trie s ' in d u s tria l firm s
fo r d e s ig n a n d c o n s tru c tio n . T h e
u n it
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te le s c o p e m a in s tru c tu rei so n e o f
th e s es ub s y s te rn s .
The M a in S tru c tu re
T h e
m a in
s tru c tu re
is
a
te le s c o p e
w ith o u t m irro rsa n d fie ldd e ro ia to r.
In F ig u re1 th e ite m s w h ic h c o m p o s e
th e
m a ins tru c tu re
a re
in d ic a te d .T h e
m a jo r c o m p o n e n tsa re :
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th e
te le s c o p e
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(tu b e
a n d fo rk ),
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-th e
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m e a s u re m e n t
s y s te m
w h ic h g iv e s th e p o s itio no f the tw o
a x e s (e n c o d e rs ),
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d iffe re n t p o w e r s o u rc e s p la c e do n th e
te le s c o p e ,
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tyfu n c tio n s(b ra k e s , lo c k in gd e v ic e to
lo c k th e te le s c o p e in d e fin e d
p o s i-
tio n s
fo r
m a in te n a n c e ,
e m e rg e n c y
s to pb u tto n ss y s te m ),
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te m p e ra tu reo f th e s te e l s tru c tu re to m o d e l th e th e rm a l d is p la c e m e n tso f th e a tta c h e d m irro r u n its ,
-th e e q u ip m e n t t oa c c e s s th e d ie r e n t
p a rtso fth e s tru c tu re fo r m a in te n a n c e
o r o p e ra tio n s ,
-th e
d u m m ie s
s im u la tin g th e
in e rtia
c h a ra c te ris tic so f th e m irro r u n its .
T h e F u n c tio n a lR e q u ire m e n ts
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m in im u m
a c c e p ta b leth e in d u c e d d is tu rb a n c e to
th em e a s u re m e n tsi t h a st op e rfo rm .
W hen th em odeso fu s e a re d iffe re n t,
and
im p lyc o n tra d ic to ry re q u ire m e n ts ,
a n d a llo f th e m m u s tb e im p le m e n te d in
th esam e te L e s c o p e , a n a c c u r a te e v a lu -
a tio na t s y s te m
le v e lh a st ob ed o n ei n
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p a rto fth e
c o m p le te s y s te m
w ith o u t
k n o w in g th e to p le v e l re q u ire m e n ts .A t
th esam etim e , ino rd e rt o p ro c e e di n
p a ra lle l w ithth e d e s ig n o f th e o th e r s u b - s y s te m s , a ll th eIn te rfa c e re q u ire m e n ts a n d b o u n d a r y c o n d itio n s h a v e t ob ed e -
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th e
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la rg et e l e s c o p ep ro je c tsa n d c o n c lu d e d
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im p o rta n ts c ie n tific
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u n d e rta k e nw ithth e V L T I,In c lu d in gth e
s tu d yo fp ro to -p la n e ta rys y s te m sa n d
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th ec e re m o n yw e re
ta k e nb yE S O p h o to g ra p h e r H .-H .H e y e r.
7 h e E d ito r
fro mth efo llo w in gb a s ic re q u ire m e n ts :
1. p o in tin g b e tte r th a n 1 "
2 . tra c k in g b e tte r th a n0 .0 5 " (b o th u n d e r
aw in d
s p e e do f1 8m /s
m ax.w ith
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3 . s ta b ilityo f th e s e c o n d a ry m irro r a fte r
c h o p p in go f0.2''p e a k t o v a lle y w itha c h o p p in g a m p litu d eo f1'a t5H z a n d 8 0%d u tyc y c le (in fra re d m ode)
4 . s ta b ilityo f th e O p tic a l P a th D is ta n c e
w ith in1 4 n mfo r a n in te g ra tio n tim eo f
1 0 rn s ,5 0n r n fo ra n in te g ra tio n tim e
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tim e
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u n d e ra
w in d
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(in te rfe ro m e tric
mode)
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a n d th e a z im u tha x e s d u rin g th e ro ta -
tio no f th e te le s c o p e
6 . s ta b ility o fth e a tta c h m e n t p o in tso f th e in s tru m e n ta tio n d u rin gth e ro ta - tio no f th et e le s c o p e
7.s ta b ility o f th e a lig n m e n to f t h e m ir r o r
u n its (prim ary,s e c o n d a tya n d te rtia ry )
w ith in
a
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d is p la c e m e n t
b e -
tw e e nth e m irro rs w h ic h w ill n o tc a u s e
ad is p la c e m e n t o f th e
im age in the N a s m y th fo c a l p la n e h ig h e r th a n th e b lin dp o in tln g re q u ire m e n t.& c a u s e th e
d iffe re n tia l d is p la c e m e n to f th e m irro rsd u e to th em a ins t r u c t u r e is o n ly o n e o fth ec o n trib u tio n s to th e d is p la c e m e n t o f th eim a g e in th ef o c a l p la n e (o th e rsa re th e d e fo rm a tio n in - s id eth e m irro r u n its th e m s e lv e s ),w e re q u ire d th a t th e c o n trib u tio no f th e m a in s tru c tu re s h o u ld n o tb eh ig h e r th a n0 1 '3
ath es u r f a c e so f th e te le s c o p eI nc o n -
tact w ithd wa ir w ith inr t l d e g re eCIn
o rd e rt oa v d dp e rtu rb a d o ndth ea t-
m o s p h e res u rro u n d in gth eM escope
a n dc o n s e q u e n ts e e in gd e te rio ra tio n .
M a inS tru c tu reSpacM dons
A s a lre a d yd e s c rib e da b o v e , th e m ain
s tru c tu rei sa ne le c tro -m e c h a n ic a ls y s -
te m ,a n d int h i ss e n s e o n lye le c trica n d
m e c h a n ic a l fu n d tia n a l re q u ire m e n b , lik e
d d b e tio n s,e ig e n fr e q u e n c is ,w e ig h ts ,
w in dre s is ta n c e ,m o to rto rq u e , e n c o d e r
a c c u ra c y ,a n ds oa n ,c a nb
s p e c ifie d
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tod e r t v eth e s e
p a ra m e te rs
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d u rin gw h ic hala r g e
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t os p e c ifyth e
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h a sju s tb e e na w a rd e dth e
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c o n g ra tu la tio n st oP r o f .G ia c c o n i, In fo rm in gatt h esame tim e th a t th is m edal Is
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th eh ig h e s th ~ n o u r
th a tN A S A c o n fe rst oan o n -g o v m m n tin d lv jd u a l.
A llo f u satE S Oh e a rtily c o n g ra tu la te P ro f.G ia d b o n lt oth is u n iq u ed ls tln c tlo n ,
s orig h tly d e s e rv e dth ro u g h m nyy e a rso f h a rd w o rkt o th e b le n d it
o f a s tro n o m -
e rso n a ll c o n tin e n ts .
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S ln c eth eb e g in n in g ,a n da ls obm ed
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m e c h a n ic a ls tru c tu re
m ust
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v e rylig h t, s tiffa n d com pact
th eN n ,afe wth in g sappear@ dt ob e
8 .e lim in a tio no rre d u c tio nt oth ev e ry
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c o m ln gfro mth eu s eo f b a ll M n g s ,
o rc o n t a c tb e tw e a ng e a r-te e th )
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th ete le s c o p ea v o id in ga n yg e a ro r
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p a rtso f th em alns tn rc tu ree x p o s e d
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ancec a u s e db y w ln d tu r b u lm o e .
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T h e P r e lim in a r y D e s ig n
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th ete c h n ic a ls p e c ific a tio n s
d e riv e d asd e s c rib e da b o v e , ac a llfo r
te n d e r w a si s s u e dtoas e le c te d g ro u p
o f c o m p a n ie si nth eE S O m e m b e rc o u n -
trie s .
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y s iso fth e o ffe rs ,ac o n s o rtiu mo f Ita lia n c o m p a n ie s w as s e le c te d .T h eA E Sc o n - s o rtiu mi s c o m p o s e do fA n s a ld oC o rn - p o n e n ti
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