19 citations · 22 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
astro-ph2004★ 2 cited
Mechanical and Thermal Tests of the Containers of Liquid Mirrors
E. F. Borra, R. Content, G. Tremblay +2
We give a generic description of a liquid mirror system and summarize some practical information useful to making them. We compare laboratory measurements of deformations, due to t…
astro-ph2001★ 19 cited
Optical Tests of a 3.7-m diameter Liquid Mirror: Behavior under External Perturbations
Gregoire Tremblay, Ermanno F. Borra
We have built and tested a 3.7-m diameter liquid mirror that rotates on a ball bearing. We have carried out extensive optical tests. We find that although the ball bearing has a po…
astro-ph1996★ 1 cited
Liquid Mirror Telescopes: A progress report
Ermanno F. Borra, Marc Ferrari, Luc Girard +3
We review the present status of liquid mirror telescopes. Interferometric tests of liquid mirrors (the largest one having a diameter of 2.5 meters ) show excellent optical qualitie…