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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design

Lead Author: 
Callahan, Shawn
Other Authors/Credits: 
Gressler, W.; Thomas, S. J.; Gessner, C.; Warner, M.; Barr, J.; Lotz, P.J.; Schumacher, G.; Wiecha, O.; Angeli, G.; Andrew, J.; Claver, C.; Schoening, W.; Sebag, J.; Krabbendam, V.; Neill, D.; Hileman, E.; Muller, G.; Araujo, C.; Orden Martinez, A.; Perezagua Aguado, M.; Garcia-Marchena, L.; Ruiz...
Publication Date: 
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Conference Papers
SPIE
Project, Telescope and Site
mount, fabrication
Document-21536
Link
Shawn Callahan ; William Gressler ; Sandrine J. Thomas ; Chuck Gessner ; Mike Warner, et al. " Large Synoptic Survey Telescope mount final design ", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 99060M (August 18, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2232996; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2232996
Journal or Publication name: 
SPIE Proceedings
Citable: 
no
Abstract: 
This paper describes the status and details of the large synoptic survey telescope1,2,3 mount assembly (TMA). On June 9th, 2014 the contract for the design and build of the large synoptic survey telescope mount assembly (TMA) was awarded to GHESA Ingeniería y Tecnología, S.A. and Asturfeito, S.A...

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