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Optical Shop Testing of Liquid Mirrors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

E.F. Borra ,
M. Beauchemin ,
R. Arsenault  and
R. Lalande
E.F. Borra
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Laval University, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada
M. Beauchemin
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Laval University, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada
R. Arsenault
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Laval University, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada
R. Lalande
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Laval University, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada

Abstract

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Borra (1982) has argued that it is scientifically useful and technically feasible to build very large optical telescopes (diameters over 15 meters) having as primary mirror a rotating container filled with mercury. We report here the results of various optical tests on prototype liquid mirrors. The results are very encouraging and seem to indicate that large liquid mirrors are feasible.

Type
II. Mirrors and Domes
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 79: Very Large Telescopes, their Instrumentation and Programs , 1984 , pp. 147 - 156
Copyright
Copyright © ESO 1984

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