Ultraviolet compatibility tests of lens coupling fluids used in astronomical instrumentation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7735, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages

  Nordsieck, Kenneth ^a   Nosan, Frenk ^b   Schier, J Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Pilot Group   (United States)

Author keywords

immersion fluids; optical compatibility; polyurethane; ultraviolet optics; Viton

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION; COMPATIBILITY TEST; IMMERSION FLUIDS; LABORATORY TESTING; LENS COUPLING; OPTICAL COMPATIBILITY; REPAIR STRATEGY; SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPES; ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION; ULTRAVIOLET OPTICS; VITON;

ABSORPTION; ASTRONOMY; INSTRUMENTS;

FLUIDS;

EID: 78149249957     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.858281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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