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3:30 p.m.
in Room 307 of the Optical Sciences Meinel Building
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Speaker: |
Jim Burge
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Title: |
Mirror Technologies for Giant Telescopes |
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Host: |
Mahmoud Fallahi |
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Abstract: |
The University
of Arizona is deeply involved in two such projects: the Giant
Magellan Telescope, which combines light from seven 8.4-m
mirrors, and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, which uses a
3-mirror design to achieve a 3.5° field of view. Two other
larger telescopes are underway that use hundreds of
smaller segments to create their primary mirrors: the 30-m TMT
(Thirty Meter Telescope), led by the Universities of
California, and the 42-m E-ELT European Extremely Large
Telescope from European Southern Observatories.
This talk will
summarize these telescopes, with an emphasis on interesting
technical developments that enable the production of the
mirrors.
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Bio: |
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Jim Burge is Professor of Optical Sciences and
Astronomy. His BS degree is in Engineering Physics
from Ohio State University and he has MS and PhD
degrees in Optical Sciences from University of
Arizona. His research in optical sciences covers
optical design, fabrication, testing, optomechanics,
and alignment. Dr. Burge has over 200 technical
publications, 3 patents, and has successfully led 10
PhD and 11 MS students to graduation (plus 4 more
PhD's this year!). |
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