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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.1.439

Military Telescope Mirror Aluminum Re-Coating Prediction Study by Simulation  

Choi, Hyo-Jun (LIGNex1 Co. Ltd)
Park, Jun-Su (LIGNex1 Co. Ltd)
Lee, Jung-Hoon (LIGNex1 Co. Ltd)
Oh, Young-Il (LIGNex1 Co. Ltd)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.1, 2020 , pp. 439-447 More about this Journal
Abstract
Re-coating of the mirror is one of the important things to maintain the performance of a telescope. The metal coated on the mirror reflects light, and if the reflectance decreases, then the telescope's performance decreases, so the mirror must be periodically recoated. It is important to predict re-coating cycles for military telescopes and to develop maintenance plans not only for performance, but also for the telescope's availability for missions and the maintenance costs for long-term use. However, most similar telescopes used for astronomy research determine recoating cycles based on experience and operating conditions, and not for prediction of recoating. Therefore, this study predicts the cleaning cycles and re-coating cycles of a military telescope's mirror by using simulation. First, this study analyzed similar cases of domestic and foreign astronomy research institutes and the study also reviewed the need for re-coating and predicting re-coating cycles. Second, this study developed simulation for predicting cleaning and re-coating cycles according to data analysis and modeling. Finally, the study predicts cleaning cycles and re-coating cycles according to varying reflectance reduction (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%) and cleaning conditions (per 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years). As a result, this study suggests reference criteria to develop the planning for military telescopes and their maintenance.
Keywords
Military-Telescope; Cleaning-Cycle; Mirror Re-Coating Cycle; Simulation; Maintenance Planning;
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