Precision engineering for astronomy and gravity science

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 694-716

  Shore, P ^a   Cunningham, C ^b   Debra, D ^c   Evans, C ^d   Hough, J ^e   Gilmozzi, R ^f   Kunzmann, H ^g   Morantz, P ^a   Tonnellier, X ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

^d ZYGO CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^g PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Machines; Precision; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; FUTURE SCIENCE; GRAVITY SCIENCE; MACHINES;

ASTRONOMY; GRAVITATION; OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

PRECISION ENGINEERING;

EID: 77955560797     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: 17260604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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