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Thirty-Meter Telescope: progress and approaches

Nelson, 2008

Document ID
16969074253296501430
Author
Nelson J
Publication year
Publication venue
Extremely Large Telescopes: Which Wavelengths? Retirement Symposium for Arne Ardeberg

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I describe the design of the Thirty Meter Telescope, a project to build a ground-based thirty- meter telescope. The partners include the University of California, Caltech, the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA), and NSF. The Project is …
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    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
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