Progress on SOFIA primary mirror

Roland Geyl; Michel Tarreau

doi:10.1117/12.389108

20 June 2000 Progress on SOFIA primary mirror

Roland Geyl, Michel Tarreau

Proceedings Volume 4014, Airborne Telescope Systems; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389108
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

REOSC, SAGEM Group, has a significant contribution to the SOFIA project with the design and fabrication of the 2.7-m primary mirror and its fixtures as well as the M3 mirror tower assembly. This paper will primarily report the progress made on the primary mirror design and the first important manufacturing step: its lightweighting by machining pockets from the rear side of the blank.

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Roland Geyl and Michel Tarreau "Progress on SOFIA primary mirror", Proc. SPIE 4014, Airborne Telescope Systems, (20 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389108

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