Multipurpose 10 inch manipulator-based optical telescope for Omega and theTrident laser facilities

We have recently designed and are building a telescope which acts as an ima ging light collector relaying the image to an optical table for experiment dependent analysis and recording. The expected primary use of this instrume nt is a streaked optical pyrometer for witness plate measurements of the ho hlraum drive temperature. The telescope is based on the University of Roche ster's 10 in. manipulator (TIM) which allows compatibility between Omega, T rident, and the NIF lasers. The optics capture a f/7 cone of light, have a field of view of 6 mm, have a spatial resolution of 5-7 mu m per line pair at the object plane, and are optimized for operation at 280 nm. The image i s at a magnification of 11.7X, which is convenient for many experiments, bu t can be changed using additional optics that reside outside the TIM. (C) 1 999 American Institute of Physics. [S0034-6748(99)64501-4].