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ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT) Metallic Primary Mirror Project
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
ESO has investigated the technological feasibility of a metallic primary mirror for the NTT. A brief status report is given indicating that a nickel coated aluminum or aluminum-alloy mirror blank can be manufactured within 15-18 months at costs well below those for a glass or ceramic material of identical shape and dimensions.
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