Optical and Quasi-Optical Ray-Tracing

done for the

Helically Symmetric Experiment

University of Wisconsin, Madison

by
S.A. Torchinsky
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada
and
Onsala Space Observatory, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

The analysis unfortunately shows that it is not possible to make a simple modification to the existing system which would allow multiple heating points in the plasma. The rotation of the mirror causes unacceptable aberrations.

Gaussian beam envelope in Nominal Configuration

Geometric Ray tracing in Nominal Configuration

Geometric Ray tracing, mirror rotated +15 degrees

Plan view of above

Point Spread of above

Geometric Ray tracing, mirror rotated -15 degrees

Plan view of above

Point spread of above

More Quasi-Optics:

Odin satellite radiometer

proposal for the Heterodyne Instrument on FIRST

last modified 2 April 1998 by Steve Torchinsky