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Fabrication of the LSST monolithic primary-tertiary mirror

Tuell et al., 2012

Document ID
15646605590143544669
Author
Tuell M
Martin H
Burge J
Ketelsen D
Law K
Gressler W
Zhao C
Publication year
Publication venue
Modern Technologies in Space-and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation II

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As previously reported (at the SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation conference of 2010 in San Diego 1), the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) utilizes a three-mirror design in which the primary (M1) and tertiary (M3) mirrors are two concentric aspheric surfaces on one …
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    • G01M11/02—Testing of optical properties of lenses
    • G01M11/0242—Testing of optical properties of lenses by measuring geometrical properties or aberrations
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    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
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    • G01B11/24—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means for measuring contours or curvatures
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    • G02B7/182—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for prisms; for mirrors for mirrors
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    • G02B7/183—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for prisms; for mirrors for mirrors specially adapted for very large mirrors, e.g. for astronomy, or solar concentrators
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