Rapid fabrication strategies for primary and secondary mirrors at Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory

D. Anderson; H. Martin; J. Burge; D. Ketelsen; S. West

doi:10.1117/12.176190

Rapid fabrication strategies for primary and secondary mirrors at Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory

D. Anderson, H. Martin, J. Burge, D. Ketelsen, S. West

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Abstract

The pursuit of economical fabrication of large (8 m) fast (< f/2), astronomical optics has led to the development of efficient fabrication and testing methods at the Mirror Lab. These methods rely on a mix of advanced technology blended with some traditional practices. Two fabrication strategies have been developed, one or primary mirrors and one for secondary mirrors. Both of these plans rely heavily on the use of the stressed lap both as a grinder as well as for polishing. For secondary fabrication novel methods of testing the convex, severely aspheric mirrors are used.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	199-210
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	2199
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176190
State	Published - Jun 1 1994
Externally published	Yes
Event	Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes V 1994 - Kailua, Kona, United States Duration: Mar 13 1994 → Mar 18 1994

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Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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