Large off-axis epoxy paraboloids for millimetric telescopes and optical light collectors

Donald L. Alvarez; Mark Dragovan; Giles Novak

doi:10.1063/1.1144393

Large off-axis epoxy paraboloids for millimetric telescopes and optical light collectors

Donald L. Alvarez^*, Mark Dragovan, Giles Novak

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Large, off-axis epoxy paraboloids with high surface accuracy (26 μm rms) were generated by spinning a bowl containing a long cure time, low viscosity epoxy. This note also describes procedures for generating and measuring meter-class surfaces.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	261-262
Number of pages	2
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	64
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1144393
State	Published - 1993

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Large off-axis epoxy paraboloids for millimetric telescopes and optical light collectors

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