Status of mirror segment production for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Status of mirror segment production for the Giant Magellan Telescope

The Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona is responsible for production of the eight 8.4 m segments for the primary mirror of the Giant Magellan Telescope, including one spare off-axis segment. We report on the successful casting of Segment 4, the center segment. Prior to generati...

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Main Authors: Martin, H. M., Burge, J. H., Davis, J. M., Kim, D. W., Kingsley, J. S., Law, K., Loeff, A., Lutz, R. D., Merrill, C., Strittmatter, P. A., Tuell, M. T., Weinberger, S. N., West, S. C.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Steward Observ
Language:en
Published: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2016
Subjects:
Giant Magellan Telescope
telescopes
optical fabrication
optical testing
off-axis
aspheres
Online Access:H. M. Martin ; J. H. Burge ; J. M. Davis ; D. W. Kim ; J. S. Kingsley ; K. Law ; A. Loeff ; R. D. Lutz ; C. Merrill ; P. A. Strittmatter ; M. T. Tuell ; S. N. Weinberger and S. C. West " Status of mirror segment production for the Giant Magellan Telescope ", Proc. SPIE 9912, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II, 99120V (July 22, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2234491; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2234491
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622425
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622425

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H. M. Martin ; J. H. Burge ; J. M. Davis ; D. W. Kim ; J. S. Kingsley ; K. Law ; A. Loeff ; R. D. Lutz ; C. Merrill ; P. A. Strittmatter ; M. T. Tuell ; S. N. Weinberger and S. C. West " Status of mirror segment production for the Giant Magellan Telescope ", Proc. SPIE 9912, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II, 99120V (July 22, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2234491; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2234491
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622425
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622425

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