Table 1.
Major characteristics of the ATLAS transmitter and receiver.
Transmitter | |
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Pulse repetition frequency (kHz) | 10 |
wavelength (nanometers) | 532.272 ± 0.15 |
footprint diameter (m; microradians) | <17.4; <35 at 85% encircled energy |
pulsewidth (nanoseconds, FWHM) | < 1.5 |
pulse energy (millijoules) | 0.2 to 1.2 |
optical throughput efficiency | 73% |
number of beams | 6 |
beam energy ratio (strong:weak) | 4:1 |
beam energy per pulse (strong, weak, microjoules) | 175 ±17, 45 ±5 |
Receiver | |
telescope diameter (m) | 0.8 |
receiver field of view (m, microradians) | 45, 83.3 |
coarse filter bandbass (picometers) | 200 |
optical filter bandpass (picometers) | 30 |
optical throughput efficiency | 42% |
detector efficiency | 15% |