SP-436 Project Orion: A Design Study of a System for Detecting Extrasolar Planets

Figure 38. Schematic view of one of the 20 detectors mounted on the detector plane assembly (fig. 37). The principal detector motion is that of tracking (x direction). The required small motion due to rotation of the star field aver the 5-min transit observation occurs along the ways in the y direction. A small adjustment in the z direction is needed to maintain focus as a function of x position.

Figure 38. Schematic view of one of the 20 detectors mounted on the detector plane assembly (fig. 37). The principal detector motion is that of tracking (x direction). The required small motion due to rotation of the star field aver the 5-min transit observation occurs along the ways in the y direction. A small adjustment in the z direction is needed to maintain focus as a function of x position.

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