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Bayo, A., Mardones, P., Castillo, S., Hamilton, G., Lobos, C., Pedrero, L., Rozas, C., Soto, N., Hakobyan, H., Garcia, C., Schreiber, M. R., Brooks, W., & Zúñiga Fernández, S. G. (2020). NPF update: Light-weight mirror development in Chile. In R. Navarro (Ed.), Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV. International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). doi:10.1117/12.2562473 Editorial reviewed |
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Zúñiga Fernández, S. G., Bayo, A., Olofsson, J., Pedrero, L., Lobos, C., Rozas, E., Soto, N., Schreiber, M., Escárate, P., Romero, C., Hakobyan, H., Cuadra, J., Rozas, C., Monnier, J. D., Kraus, S., Ireland, M. J., & Mardones, P. (2018). NPF: Mirror development in Chile. In H. K. Marshall (Ed.), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII. International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). doi:10.1117/12.2313983 Editorial reviewed |
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