Abstract
A 3.5-meter-diameter telescope primary-mirror blank was cast from E6 borosilicate glass at the University of Arizona, Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. A light-weighted-hollow design was made with a faceplate and backplate separated by a middle volume of ribs in a honeycomb pattern. The curvature of the F/l.75-mirror face was formed by spinning the melted glass at 8.54 RPM. A telescope on Apache Point in New Mexico will use this mirror.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 300-308 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 966 |
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| State | Published - Jan 29 1989 |
| Event | Advances in Fabrication and Metrology for Optics and Large Optics 1988 - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 15 1988 → Aug 18 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering