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Debris finder, PolCor-2
An instrument to detect debris around young stars


Content:

  1. Introduction
  2. Exoplanets
  3. Stars dust disc
  4. Albanova, research center in Stockholm
  5. The instrument, PolCor-2
  6. The mechanical box's surfaces
  7. Coronagraph
  8. Mirror set one
  9. Filters
  10. Lyot Stop
  11. Servo motors
  12. Polarizer
  13. Parabolic and flat mirror set two
  14. Lucky Imaging
  15. The camera
  16. The computer
  17. Test of the instrument that has been done
  18. Conclusion
  19. End of demonstration
  20. Follow up with links of information about coronagraphs

8: Mirror set one

The mirrors that are included in the system has a very high reflectivity, better than 99.5% Göran enlighten me. They are of two types, the flat one is used to redirect the light beam, and the parabolic divergent and focuses the light beam. The mirror together serves as a relay lens with 1: 1 ratio.

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