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LSST primary/tertiary monolithic mirror

Sebag, Jacques
W. Gressler ; M. Liang ; D. Neill ; C. Araujo-Hauck ; J. Andrew ; G. Angeli ; M. Cho ; C. Claver ; F. Daruich ; C. Gessner ; E. Hileman ; V. Krabbendam ; G. Muller ; G. Poczulp ; R. Repp ; O. Wiecha ; B. Xin ; K. Kenagy ; H. M. Martin ; M. T. Tuell ; S. C. West
J. Sebag ; W. Gressler ; M. Liang ; D. Neill ; C. Araujo-Hauck, et al. "LSST primary/tertiary monolithic mirror ", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 99063E (August 8, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2230012; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2230012
Publication Date: 
Monday, August 8, 2016
Type: 
Conference Papers
SPIE
Tags: 
Citable: 
no
SPIE Proceedings
Volume: 
9906
Abstract: 
At the core of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) three-mirror optical design is the primary/tertiary (M1M3) mirror that combines these two large mirrors onto one monolithic substrate. The M1M3 mirror was spin cast and polished at the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab at The University of Arizona (formerly SOML, now the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona (RFCML)). Final acceptance of the mirror occurred during the year 2015 and the mirror is now in storage while the mirror cell assembly is being fabricated. The M1M3 mirror will be tested at RFCML after integration with its mirror cell before being shipped to Chile. © (2016) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
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Bibtex reference: 
@proceeding{doi:10.1117/12.2230012, author = {Sebag, J. and Gressler, W. and Liang, M. and Neill, D. and Araujo-Hauck, C. and Andrew, J. and Angeli, G. and Cho, M. and Claver, C. and Daruich, F. and Gessner, C. and Hileman, E. and Krabbendam, V. and Muller, G. and Poczulp, G. and Repp, R. and Wiecha, O. and Xin, B. and Kenagy, K. and Martin, H. M. and Tuell, M. T. and West, S. C.}, title = { LSST primary/tertiary monolithic mirror }, journal = {Proc. SPIE}, volume = {9906}, number = {}, pages = {99063E-99063E-14}, abstract = { At the core of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) three-mirror optical design is the primary/tertiary (M1M3) mirror that combines these two large mirrors onto one monolithic substrate. The M1M3 mirror was spin cast and polished at the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab at The University of Arizona (formerly SOML, now the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona (RFCML)). Final acceptance of the mirror occurred during the year 2015 and the mirror is now in storage while the mirror cell assembly is being fabricated. The M1M3 mirror will be tested at RFCML after integration with its mirror cell before being shipped to Chile. }, year = {2016}, doi = {10.1117/12.2230012}, URL = { http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2230012}, eprint = {} }

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