Alternate surface measurements for GMT primary mirror segments

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6273 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Burge, J H ^a   Kot, L B ^a   Martin, H M ^a   Zhao, C ^a   Zobrist, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspheres; Optical fabrication; Optical testing; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL FABRICATION; SHEAR TESTING;

ASPHERICS; HOLOGRAMS; INTERFEROMETERS; MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL TESTING; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TELESCOPES;

MIRRORS;

EID: 33749030037     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.672522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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