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The Test_mirror_parabolic Instrument

Unit test instrument for Mirror_parabolic

Identification

• Site: Tests_optics
• Author: Erik B Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk)
• Origin: DTU Physics
• Date: Jan '21

Description

This is a test instrument for Mirror parabolic. A collimated beam impinges on a
with normal incidence on a parabolic mirror, is reflected to the focal point, and
back to flat detector some distance, D, away.

Examples

(Test cases in bold)

• Test: D=0.0025 MM=1 Detector: detBB_I=1
• Test: D=1 MM=1 Detector: detBB_I=0.104959

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
D	m	Distance between mirror apex and detector plane.	1
MM		Flag to deactivate the mirror.	1

Links

• Source code for Test_mirror_parabolic.instr.

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