Protected silver coating for astronomical mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3352, Issue , 1998, Pages 580-586

  Thomas, Norman ^a   Wolfe, Jesse ^a   Farmer, Joseph ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; SILVER;

ASTRONOMICAL MIRRORS; PROTECTED SILVER COATING;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0032403353     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.319243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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