Design and structural architectural development of the enclosure of the COLIBRI Telescope

Erica E. Lugo-Ibarra; Liliana Figueroa Carrillo; Alan M. Watson; Stéphane Basa; Edgar Cadena; François Dolon; Johan Floriot; Elena Jiménez-Bailón; William H. Lee; Eduardo López Ángeles; José L. Ochoa Abundis; María H. Pedrayes-López

doi:10.1117/12.2630476

26 August 2022 Design and structural architectural development of the enclosure of the COLIBRI Telescope

Erica E. Lugo-Ibarra, Liliana Figueroa Carrillo, Alan M. Watson, Stéphane Basa, Edgar Cadena, François Dolon, Johan Floriot, Elena Jiménez-Bailón, William H. Lee, Eduardo López Ángeles, José L. Ochoa Abundis, María H. Pedrayes-López

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Proceedings Volume 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX; 121821N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630476
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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This work describes the architectural design for the construction of the building for the COLIBRI robotic telescope, which has a 1.3 m primary mirror and forms part of the ground segment of the SVOM (Space Variable Object Monitor) mission dedicated to the detection and study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). The building is currently being installed. The building that will house the telescope will have a total height of 10 m including the dome. The center of the building will contain a concrete column with an independent foundation of the building of 2.5 m in diameter and 5.3 meter in height. In addition it will have 2 levels (floors) for the control room and observing room. In this article we share the progress achieved so far, which includes the design for the building structure, installations of the electrical, communication and network systems, air-conditioning systems, special considerations related to the environmental management of the operation site, and the start of construction. We also include the technological challenges and challenges addressed during the design process, in particular we will present our solutions to avoid heat leaks from the control room to the observing room and isolate the telescope from vibrations produced by the dome and the rest of the enclosure.

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Erica E. Lugo-Ibarra, Liliana Figueroa Carrillo, Alan M. Watson, Stéphane Basa, Edgar Cadena, François Dolon, Johan Floriot, Elena Jiménez-Bailón, William H. Lee, Eduardo López Ángeles, José L. Ochoa Abundis, and María H. Pedrayes-López "Design and structural architectural development of the enclosure of the COLIBRI Telescope", Proc. SPIE 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX, 121821N (26 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630476

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