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6.1 Description of the WFC

 

A schematic diagram of the wide-field camera showing the main components - grazing incidence mirrors, filters and microchannel plate (MCP) detectors - is shown in Fig. 6.1.   

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Figure 6.1: Schematic diagram of the WFC showing its principal optical components.



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