arXiv Open Access 2020

Use of 3D printing in astronomical mirror fabrication

Melanie Roulet Carolyn Atkins Emmanuel Hugot Robert Snell Bart van de Vorst +10 lainnya

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In this paper we are exploring the possibilities of 3D printing in the fabrication of mirrors for astronomy. Taking the advantages of 3D printing to solve the existing problems caused by traditional manufacturing, two proof-of-concept mirror fabrication strategies are investigated in this paper. The First concept is a deformable mirror with embedded actuator supports system to minimise errors caused by the bonding interfaces during mirror assembly. The second concept is the adaption of the Stress Mirror Polishing (SMP) technique to a variety of mirror shapes by implemented a printed thickness distribution on the back side of the mirror. Design investigations and prototypes plans are presented for both studies.

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astro-ph.IM physics.optics

Penulis (15)

Melanie Roulet

Carolyn Atkins

Emmanuel Hugot

Robert Snell

Bart van de Vorst

Katherine Morris

Michel Marcos

Iain Todd

Christopher Miller

Joris Dufils

Szigfrid Farkas

Gyorgy Mezo

Fabio Tenegi

Afrodisio Vega-Moreno

Hermine Schnetler

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Roulet, M., Atkins, C., Hugot, E., Snell, R., Vorst, B.v.d., Morris, K. et al. (2020). Use of 3D printing in astronomical mirror fabrication. https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.00855

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Tahun Terbit: 2020
Bahasa: en
Sumber Database: arXiv
Akses: Open Access ✓