Giant segmented mirror telescope: A point design based on science drivers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4840, Issue , 2002, Pages 116-128

  Strom, Stephen E ^a   Stepp, Larry ^a   Gregory, Brooke ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope; Telescope conceptual design

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ASTRONOMY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MIRRORS;

MIRROR TELESCOPES;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 0038664236     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459863     Document Type: Conference Paper

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