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A method to measure the mirror reflectivity of a prime focus telescope

A method to measure the mirror reflectivity of a prime focus telescope

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A method to measure the mirror reflectivity of a prime focus telescope

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A method to measure the mirror reflectivity of a prime focus telescope

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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org

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arXiv.org, 2007-03

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English

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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org

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We have developed a method to measure the mirror reflectivity of telescopes. While it is relatively easy to measure the local reflectivity of the mirror material, it is not so straightforward to measure the amount of light that it focuses in a spot of a given diameter. Our method is based on the use of a CCD camera that is fixed on the mirror dish...

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A method to measure the mirror reflectivity of a prime focus telescope

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2090206748

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2090206748

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2331-8422

DOI

10.48550/arxiv.0703174

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