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133: 36: 332: 202:, since the shape of the optics can be maintained correctly all the way to the edge of the aperture, whilst mechanical polishing techniques tend to have trouble with distortion of the polishing tool when it overhangs the edge. The first major use of ion figuring was in making the mirror segments for the 170:
shapes needed to form the correct image. It is done by applying different polishing stroke lengths with different sized and shaped tools. Manual figuring is a very laborious process, since the heat produced by polishing has to be allowed to dissipate before the shape of the mirror can be measured
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of an optical surface to remove imperfections or modify the surface curvature to achieve the shape required for a given application.
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is used to remove material from the optics in a very controlled way. This is particularly useful in the manufacture of
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in a process of converting the smooth spherical mirror produced by earlier stages into the aspherical or
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again, and the places for later polishing selected. Testing of the figure is usually done by a
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Issues for ion beam figuring included re-sputtering and contamination.
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The ultra-high precision requirements for optical surfaces for
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Fifth European Seminar on Precision Optics Manufacturing
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Hubble Space Telescope
polishing
reflecting telescope
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Ronchi test
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ion figuring
atomic beam
segmented mirrors
Keck telescope
X-ray astronomy
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