Final prototype design for the adaptive secondary mirror of the 6.5-m MMT

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3126, Issue , 1997, Pages 164-172

  Bruns, D G ^a   Barrett, T K ^a   Brinkley, T J ^a   Goyena, D ^a   Sandler, D G ^a   Martin, H M ^a   Brusa, G ^a   Angel, J R P ^a  

^a ThermoTrex Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Adaptive optics; Adaptive secondary; Capacitor sensors; Control systems; MMT

Indexed keywords

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MIRRORS; TELESCOPES; WAVEFRONTS;

MULTIPLE MIRROR TELESCOPES (MMT);

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 0031289036     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.290145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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