Optical alignment of segmented mirrors to the fluorescence detectors of the Pierre Auger observatory.

Segmented mirrors will be used in the telescopes of the Pierre Auger Fluorescence detector. To align the segments, we have developed four methods in which (a) the image of the stop border, (b) the image of a screen with concentric circles, and (c) the Ronchi pattern are used. In addition to these, we have developed a new method, (d), in which instead of the Ronchi ruling, we have used a circular grid. In this case we obtain a moiré pattern for each segment by means of which the experimental setup is simplified, and the sensitivity of the alignment is improved.

n-Hindle-sphere arrangement with an exact ray trace for testing hyperboloid convex mirrors.

We present calculations with an exact ray trace to determine the dimensions that define one or two Hindle spheres, since the paraxial theory is incongruent for convex hyperboloid mirrors with small f numbers. The equations are generalized to calculate the dimensions of n Hindle spheres, since in this way it is possible to reduce the dimensions of the spheres more. Actual calculations are done for the secondary mirrors of the Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla and Large Milimetric Telescopes; experimental results are shown for the latter.

Ronchi test with a square grid.

We use a square grid in the Ronchi test. This grid allows processing of both the X and the Y directions when calculating optical path difference. We use trapezoidal integration to analyze the new patterns, since it does not have the smoothing drawback at the edges of the wave front.