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Technologies for advanced X-ray mirror fabrication
Carolyn Atkins
X-ray mirror fabrication for astronomy is challenging; this is due to the Wolter I optical geometry and the tight tolerances on roughness and form error to enable accurate and effi…
3D printing for astronomical mirrors
Melanie Roulet, Carolyn Atkins, Emmanuel Hugot +3
3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, offers a new vision for optical fabrication in term of achievable optical quality and reduction of weight and cost. In this paper w…
Superpolished OAPs for WFIRST CGI
Melanie Roulet, Emmanuel Hugot, Carolyn Atkins +3
Exoplanet imaging requires super polished off-axis parabolas (OAP) with the utmost surface quality. In this paper we describe an innovative manufacturing process combining 3D print…
Use of 3D printing in astronomical mirror fabrication
Melanie Roulet, Carolyn Atkins, Emmanuel Hugot +12
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 cau…