Protected-silver coatings for the 8-m Gemini telescope mirrors

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 502, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 275-280

  Boccas, M ^a   Vucina, T ^a   Araya, C ^a   Vera, E ^a   Ahhee, C ^b  

^a GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^b GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Durability; High reflectance; Low emittance; Mirror; Silver; Sputtering

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; REFLECTION; SILVER; THIN FILMS;

GEMINI TELESCOPES; HIGH REFLECTANCE; LOW EMITTANCE; SILVER-BASED COATINGS;

COATINGS;

EID: 33344475507     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.07.295     Document Type: Conference Paper

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