liquid mirror telescope; ILMT; surface quality test
Abstract :
[en] The ILMT is a four meter diameter liquid mirror telescope built in Liège by a collaboration of astronomers from Canada, India, ROB and ULg. In January 2011, for the first time, the mirror was tested with liquid Mercury. After reminding liquid mirror basics, we present the different phenomenons that may affect the mirror surface quality. We then present a method created to test the ILMT surface quality and we summarize the course of the recent mercury tests.
Research Center/Unit :
AEOS
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Finet, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)
Language :
English
Title :
The International Liquid Mirror Telescope : first mercury test report
Publication date :
04 March 2011
Event name :
Actions de Recherche Concertées (THIRD MEETING)
Event organizer :
AEOS - HoloLab - GAPHE
Event place :
Liège, Belgium
Event date :
04-03-2011
Audience :
International
Name of the research project :
ARC - Actions de recherche concertées; The International Liquid Mirror Telescope
