4 papers
An overview of stray light findings and interpretation during on-sky commissioning of LSSTCam
Gabriele Rodeghiero, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Alessio Taranto +78
Wide-field telescopes are intrinsically difficult to shield from unwanted stray and scattered light, while the search to identify sources of contaminating light is frequently a cha…
Investigation and Mitigation of a Prominent Off-Axis Stray Light Path in Rubin Observatory Commissioning
Alex Drlica-Wagner, Alessio Taranto, Gabriele Rodeghiero +12
The "scratched tape" stray light feature is the most prominent and prevalent stray light artifact identified during the commissioning of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The scratche…
Mechanical Studies of an Additional Light Baffle for the LSST Camera
Hannah Mary Margaret Pollek, Gabriele Rodeghiero, John Andrew +11
Commissioning the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory consisted of engineering operation and on-sky data-taking, initially with the Commissioning Camera followed by the commissioning…
Modeling of the diffuse background produced by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory M2 baffle scattered light
Alessio Taranto, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Luca Rosignoli +58
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, with its unprecedented field of view and fast focal ratio, will survey the entire sky every 3.5 nights. This unique capacity requires dealing with of…