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main mirror is the classic example that shows the need for such testing. In this case, a test facility such as LOTIS was not easily available, so the completed optics were not tested as a unit, and instead relied on careful testing of the individual components. Unfortunately, due to a mis-assembled
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Bell, R.M. and Robins, G.C. and Eugeni, C. and Cuzner, G. and Hutchison, S.B. and Baily, S.H. and Ceurden, B. and Hagen, J. and Kenagy, K. and Martin, H.M. and Tuell, M. and Ward, M. and West, S.C. (July 2008). "LOTIS at completion of Collimator integration".
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mirror was not discovered until the telescope was placed into service. This is exactly the type of problem that LOTIS can detect, since it is designed to test large optical systems as a unit by creating realistic inputs and operating conditions for them.
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for testing large optical components under realistic conditions. LOTIS has large, thermally stabilized
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Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
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Hutchison, S.B. and Cochrane, A. and McCord, S. and Bell, R. (2008).
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Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Sunnyvale, CA
vacuum chamber
Hubble Space Telescope
null corrector
figured
Bibcode
2008SPIE.7017E..0DB
doi
10.1117/12.791889
cite conference
link
"Updated status and capabilities for the LOTIS 6.5 meter collimator"
doi
10.1117/12.808187
cite conference
link
Categories
Mirrors
Optics institutions
Sunnyvale, California
Lockheed Corporation

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