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Active Phasing Experiment (APE) for the ELT
The ELT will have a segmented mirror. For the adaptive optics to work properly and correct the blurring introduced by the atmosphere turbulence, the segments have to be aligned as if their were part of a single large mirror, with a nanometer accuracy (1 millionth of a mm). In order to experiment with the challenges of this alignment, the APE system will be installed on the VLT, mimicking a segmented mirror and its issues. On the image, the tests of the APE segmented mirror are about to start in the laboratory
Crédit:ESO/H.H.Heyer
À propos de l'image
Identification: | esopia_e-elt-ape-5609 |
Type: | Photographique |
Date de publication: | 3 décembre 2009 23:18 |
Taille: | 4368 x 2554 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | APE |
Type: | Unspecified : People : Scientist Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Catégorie: | People and Events |
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