Absolute Measurements of Large Mirrors

The ability to produce mirrors for large astronomical telescopes is limited by the accuracy of the systems used to test the surfaces of such mirrors. Typically the mirror surfaces are measured by comparing their actual shapes to a precision master, which may be created using combinations of mirrors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Su, Peng
Other Authors: Sasian, Jose
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194868