Large-aperture mirror array (LAMA) - Conceptual design for a distributed-aperture 42-meter telescope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4840, Issue , 2002, Pages 273-282

  Hickson, Paul ^a   Lanzetta, Kenneth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Interferometers; Liquid mirrors; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; MIRRORS; SPECTROMETERS;

LIQUID MIRRORS;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0038664198     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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