Development of silver coating options for the Gemini 8-M telescopes project

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3352, Issue , 1998, Pages 477-503

  Jacobson, Michael Ray ^a   Kneale, Ruth C ^a   Gillett, Fred C ^a   Raybould, Keith ^a   Filhaber, John M ^a   Carnigilia, Charles ^a   Laird, Ronald ^a   Kitchens, Dennis ^a   Shimshock, Ric ^a   Booth, Donald C ^a  

^a Optical Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Coatings; Hafnium oxide; High reflectance; Infrared reflectance; Magnetron sputtering; Nickel chromium; Reflector telescopes; Silicon nitride; Silver; Thin films

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COATINGS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SILICON NITRIDE; SILVER; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; THIN FILMS;

GEMINI PROJECT; HAFNIUM OXIDE; INFRARED REFLECTANCE; REFLECTOR TELESCOPES;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0003210166     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.319269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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