Latest developments of active optics of the ESO NTT and the implications for the ESO VLT

Lothar Noethe; G. Andreoni; Francis Franza; Paul Giordano; Fritz Merkle; Raymond N. Wilson

doi:10.1117/12.48817

1 December 1991 Latest developments of active optics of the ESO NTT and the implications for the ESO VLT

Lothar Noethe, G. Andreoni, Francis Franza, Paul Giordano, Fritz Merkle, Raymond N. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48817
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The latest developments of active optics of the ESO NTT include the reduction of friction in the lateral supports of the primary mirror and in the positioning system of the secondary mirror. The most important remaining problem is the local air condition. The implications for the ESO VLT and the latest developments in the design of its active optics are discussed.

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Lothar Noethe, G. Andreoni, Francis Franza, Paul Giordano, Fritz Merkle, and Raymond N. Wilson "Latest developments of active optics of the ESO NTT and the implications for the ESO VLT", Proc. SPIE 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48817

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