Large Adaptive CFRP Mirrors for Extremely Large Telescopes

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Publications and conference proceedings

Towards a large, lightweight mirror for AO - Development of a 1 m Ni coated CFRP mirror, S. J. Thompson, A. P. Doel, D. Brooks, M. Strangwood, Proc. SPIE vol.7018 (2008).

A nickel-carbon-fibre composite for large adaptive mirrors: fabrication methods and properties, S. J. Thompson, D. Brooks, and A. P. Doel, Opt. Express 16, 1321-1330 (2008). (This link will take you to the Optics InfoBase website)

A Nickel-Carbon-Fibre Mirror for Large Adaptive Secondaries, S. J. Thompson, P. Doel, and D. Brooks, Adaptive Optics: Analysis and Methods Topical Meetings on CD-ROM, OSA Technical Digest (CD), paper ATuD5 (Optical Society of America, 2007). (This link will take you to the Optics InfoBase website)

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