Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab
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The Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab is a world-renowned facility at the University of Arizona that specializes in casting and polishing giant, lightweight telescope mirrors for leading astronomical observatories.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrumentation facility
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mirror fabrication facility ⓘ research laboratory ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| client |
Giant Magellan Telescope
NERFINISHED
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Large Binocular Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Magellan Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ Multiple major astronomical observatories worldwide ⓘ Vera C. Rubin Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
astronomers
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materials scientists ⓘ mechanical engineers ⓘ optical engineers ⓘ |
| field |
astronomical instrumentation
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astronomy ⓘ optical engineering ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
high-precision optical surfaces
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lightweight honeycomb mirror structures ⓘ |
| formerName | Steward Observatory Mirror Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
interferometric test tower
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large rotating furnace for spin-casting glass ⓘ metrology and optical testing equipment ⓘ optical polishing and figuring stations ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://mirrorlab.arizona.edu/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative spin-casting technique for telescope mirrors
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production of large primary mirrors for leading observatories ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tucson, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | campus of the University of Arizona ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard F. Caris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProject |
8.4-meter mirrors for the Large Binocular Telescope
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8.4-meter primary mirror for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ⓘ 8.4-meter segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Steward Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
giant monolithic telescope mirrors
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segmented mirrors for large telescopes ⓘ |
| purpose | to design, cast, polish, and test large telescope mirrors ⓘ |
| serves |
ground-based optical telescopes
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infrared telescopes ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
casting giant telescope mirrors
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lightweight honeycomb mirrors ⓘ polishing giant telescope mirrors ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
active optics polishing and testing
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spin-casting of molten glass ⓘ |
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