The parameters and configuration of BOROWIEC SLR



Laser - Nd : YAG - CONTINUUM PY-62
pulse energy - max 60 mJ (green)

pulse width - 40 ps

repetition rate - 10 Hz

divergence - 0.4 mrad
Mount - Az-El computer controlled
tracking - step by step

tracking possibility - low satellites, LAGEOS, GLONASS

encoder resolution - 1.8 arcsec

laser in Coude
Receiver - Cassegrain
diameter - 65 cm

diameter of secondary mirror - 20 cm

field of view - 5 arcmin
Guide telescope - Maksutov
diameter - 20 cm

field of view - 1 degree
Photomultiplier - HAMAMATSU H5023

Time Interval Counter - STANFORD SR620

Discriminator TENNELEC 454 - maximum likelihood

Time Base
GPS Time Receivers

Cesium Frequency Standard

accuracy - 200 ns
Computer - Pentium MMX 200MHz + PC-386

Calibration - Pre and Post, external

Precision of the system - +/- 0.5 cm

Overall accuracy of the system - +/- 2 cm

Software
Real Time tracking

IRVINT predictions

Post pass data handling

Calibration

Stars tracking and mount errors model determination

Language - C
Operating staff - single operator

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Last Updated: September 30, 2003 Tomasz Celka