AURA Engineering Services Department Technical Reports

Issued by Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Arizona.

These reports are cataloged in the NOAO Library under QB4.K55.

No. 1. Brar, A.S. 1967. Introduction to the Design of High Vacuum Metallizing Chambers, 114p.

No. 2. Brar, A.S., and Randall, L.K. 1967. Introduction to the Desian of Thermoelectric Refrigerators for Photomultipliers, 61p.

No. 3. Khairy Abdel-Gawad, M., and Richard, R.M. 1968. Deflection Analysis of the 150-inch Horsehoe, 69p.

No. 4. Pearson, E.T. 1968. Deflection Analysis of the 150-inch Pimary Mirror Cell, 8p.

No. 5. Pearson, E.T. 1968. Design Philosophy of the Primary Mirror Supports for the KPNO 150-inch Telescope, 12p.

No. 6. Trumbo, D.E. 1969. Installation Notes & User's Guide for Digital Drive Oscillator, 21p.

No. 7. Baustian, W.W. 1969. General Philosophy of Mirror Support Systems, 16p.

No. 8. Sager, W.G. 1969. Writer's Guide for Technical Manuals, 40p.

No. 9. Khairy Abdel-Gawad, M. 1969. Analysis for Redesign of 150-inch Stellar Telescope Serrurier Truss Structure, 79p.

No. 10. Brar, A.S. 1969. Aluminizing Chamber Design for the 150-inch Stellar Telescope, 36p.

No. 11. Edison, D.M. 1969. Simulation of a Spur Gear Drive for the 150-inch Telescope, 31p.

No. 12. Barr, L.D. 1969. Mechanical Drive Considerations for the 150-inch Stellar Telescope, 69p.

No. 13. Aikens, R.S., and Brault, J. 1969. Phase Linearizing the Lowpass Butterworth Filter, 27p.

No. 14. Mortara, L.B. 1969. Electrical Drive Considerations for the 150-inch Stellar Telescope, 38p.

No. 15. Scott Welch, D., Pearson, E.T. 1969. Analysis of the Primary Mirror Back Supports of the No. 1, 36-inch Telescope, 27p.

No. 16. Vovak, P.R. 1969. Binary-Decimal-Binary Multiplexed Two-Way Converter for Man-Machine Interface, 11p.

No. 17. DaDeppo, D.A. 1969. Free Vibration of Structures, 48p.

No. 18. Williams, T.L. 1971. System Drive Control 150-inch Stellar Telescope, 52p.

No. 19. Lema, L.F., and Richard, R.M. 1970. Deflection Analysis of Ribbed Mirrors, 68p.

No. 20. Khairy Abdel-Gawad, M., Erikson, H.F., and Simmons, J.E. 1973. Mechanical, Structural and Optical Aspects of the 84-inch Telescope Auxiliary Coude Feed, 69p.

No. 21. Crawford. D.L., and Pearson, E.T. 1970. 150-inch Stellar Telescope Optical Studies. Part I. Optical System Concepts, 11p.

No. 22. Vokac, P.R. 1970. Conceptual Design of a Shaft Encoder Interface, 11p.

No. 23. Vokac, P.R. 1970. Binary Circuit Test (Operational), 12p.

No. 24. Pearson, E.T. 1970. 150-inch Stellar Telescope Optical Studies. Part II. Basic Optical Parameters, 13p.

No. 25. Pearson, E.T. 1970. 150-inch Stellar Telescope Optical Studies. Part III. Maximum Light Beam Radii, 16p.

No. 26. Pearson, E.T. 1970. 150-inch Stellar Telescope Optical Studies. Part IV. Physical Properties of the Primary and Secondary Mirrors, 21p.

No. 27. Pearson, E.T. 1970. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part.I. Introduction and Governing Relations in General Coordinates, 32p.

No. 28. Barr, L.D. 1970. Analysis of Bullgear Deflections 150-inch Stellar Telescope, 25p.

No. 29. Miller, R.H. 1970. A Fringe Detector for Use with Michelson Stellar Interferometers, 34p.

No. 30. Pearson, E.G. 1970. 150-inch Stellar Telescope Optical Studies. Part V. Refocusing, 25p.

No. 31. Miller, R.H. 1970. A Phoenomenological Representation for Seeing, 21p.

No. 32. Pearson, E.G. 1970. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesiaml Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part II. Governing Relations for Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates and the Rectangular Parallelepiped Body, 50p.

No. 33. Pearson, E.T. 1972. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part III. "One-Dimensional" Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate Relations with an Introduction to Numerical (Finite Difference) Solutions, 48p.

No. 34. Lema, L.F. 1971. Computer Programs for Structural Analysis. Part I. Bar Program. User's Manual, 51p.

No. 35. Lema, L.F. 1971. Computer Programs for Structural Analysis. Part II. Beam Program. User's Manual, 45p.

No. 36. Code, A.D. 1971. Large Optical Telescope Arrays, 69p.

No. 37. Schroeder, D.F. 1971. Design Considerations for Astronomical Echelle Spectrographs, 37p.

No. 38. Barr, L.D., Brar, A.S., Mortara, L.B., Pearson, E.T., Richardson, J.H., and Simmons, J.E. 1971. Preliminary Considerations for a Proposed Coude Laboratory Telescope, 79p.

No. 39. Learner, R.C.M. 1972. Notes on Grating Ruling, Testing and Test Equipment, 110p.

No. 40. Miller, R.H. 1971. A 100-meter Michelson Stellar Interferometer, 41p.

No. 41. Lema, L.F. 1972. Computer Programs for Structural Analysis. Part III. Plate Program User's Manual, 53p.

No. 42. Pearson, E.T. 1972. 150-inch Stellar Telescope Optical studies. Part VI. Obstructions in the Light Beam, 13p.

No. 43. Aikens, R.S. 1972. A Limb Position Transducer for Use in a Solar Guiding System, 12p.

No. 44. Pearson, E.T. 1972. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part IV. "Two-Dimensional" Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate Relations, 60p.

No. 45. Aikens, R.S. 1972. Canonic Active RC Networks, 65p.

No. 46. Pearson, E.T. 1972. Fourier Transform Spectrometer Hydrostatic Bearing Design, 32p.

No. 47. Pearson, E.T. 1972. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part V. Futher Numerical Examples for Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates, 76p.

No. 48. Pearson, E.T. 1973. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part VI. Governing Relations for Cyclindrical Polar Coordinates with an Introduction to 1-D Numerical Solutions, 58p.

No. 49. Pearson, E.T. 1972. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part V. Further Numerical Examples for Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates, 76p.

No. 50. Pearson, E.T. 1973. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part VI. Governing Relations for Cylindrical Polar Coordinates with an Introduction to 1-D Numerical Solutions, 58p.

No. 51. Mortara, L.B. 1974. CAMAC Branch Driver, 33p.

No. 52. Pearson, E.T. 1973. Thermo-Elastic Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part VII. Two-Dimensional Relations and Further Illustrative 1-D Numerical Solutions for Cylindrical Polar Coordinates, 43p.

No. 53. Pearson, E.T. 1974. Thermo-Elastic Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part VIII. Introduction to Axially-Symmetric Cylindrical Polar Coordinate Solutions, 45p.

No. 54. Pearson, E.T. 1974. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part IX. Plane Stress RCC Solutions with Concentrated Loads, 51p.

No. 55. Pearson, E.G. 1974. Thermo-Elastic, Infinitesimal Deflection and Stress Analysis for a Homogeneous, Isotropic Body. Part X. Paraboloidal Polar Coordinates, Including the 2-D Axially Symmetric Numerical Relations, 59p.

No. 56. Schrage, D.L. 1975. The Solar Vacuum Telescope at Kitt Peak, 35p.

No. 57. Aikens, R.S. 1975. A Cassegrain Mirror Control System for Infrared Chopping Applications, 14p.

No. 58. Pearson, E.T. 1975. KPNO 2.1 metter Telescope Declination Axis Bearing, 19p.

No. 59. Schrage, D.L. 1976. NASA 3 meter Infrared Telescope Polar Axle Bearings, 25p.

No. 60. Piegorsch, W.U. 1976. High Speed Parllel Binary Multipliers, 31p.

No. 61. Piegorsch, W.U. 1978. A General Purpose CAMAC Interface for Large Scale Instrumentation Projects, 41p.

No. 62. Piegorsch, W.U. 1979. The KPNO Z80-Based Microprocessor Development System.

No. 63. Not Published.

No. 64. Piegorsch, W.J. 1978. The Video Camera Display.

No. 65. Stuart, F.E., and Britt, J.P. 1980. Capacitive Hysteresis in InSb CIF Array Pixels, 18p.

No. 66. Aikens, R.S. 1980. A Large CID for Use in Astronomy, 22p.

No. 67. Stuart, F.E. 1980. Distributed Noise in Large Resistances, 25p.

No. 68. Robinson, W.G., Simmons, J.E., Brar, A.S., and Fowler, A.M. 1980. A Cryogenically Cooled Detector Systm for Spectroscopic Applications of Solid-State Arrays, 28p.

No. 69. McCurnin, T.W. 1981. Analog and Filter Design/Analysis Programs and Techniques.

No. 70. McCurnin, T.W. 1981. Control and Data Acquisition for a High Resolution Dynamic Fourier Transform Spectrometer, 213p.

No. 71. Stuart, F.E., and Haas, A.K. 1981. Fluorescent Plastic Coatings for Improved UV and Blue Response of Silicon CIDs.

No. 72. Janes, C.C., and Robinson, W.G. 1982. New Console Design: An Example.

No. 73. Morse, D., and Gillett, F. 1982. Water Vapor Monitor Engineering Report.

No. 74. Brar, A.S. 1984. Study of Various Refrigeration Techniques for Detector Cooling.

No. 75. Dowdney, K.C. 1984. Evaluation of Texas Instruments three-Phase CCD #424 in the NOAO CCD Camera System, 43p.

No. 76. Brar, A.S. 1984. Development of Mark II Universal Dewar, 18p.