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The ESO-VLT is based on the combination of four 8m telescopes so as to provide a 16 m equivalent aperture. Two main possibilities for the manufacture of the mirror blanks are considered: a zero expansion glass ceramic from Schott and a lightweight steel structure. Manufacturing possibilities for both options as well as European industrial potentialities for the optical figuring are being reviewed. Results of the analysis of a particular honeycomb structure for the steel mirror and experimental data obtained on several test mirrors are presented.
Daniel Enard,Michael Schneermann, andRay Wilson
"Options For The ESO-VLT Primary Mirrors", Proc. SPIE 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III, (20 August 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963574
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Daniel Enard, Michael Schneermann, Ray Wilson, "Options For The ESO-VLT Primary Mirrors," Proc. SPIE 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III, (20 August 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963574