Research on manufacturing mirror segments for an extremely large telescope

This thesis concentrates on the development of a process-chain for the manufacture of the mirror segments for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). This revolutionary scientific project with a 39.3m primary mirror will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world. The primar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Li, H.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2012
Subjects:
500
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617907