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Primary Mirror Design

Primary Mirror Design is a methodological framework in telescope optics that specifies the geometric, material, and reflective characteristics of the principal optical element responsible for collecting and focusing incident light, distinguishing it from auxiliary optical components by its fundamental role in determining the imaging performance and structural configuration of the telescope system.

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2017–2026

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The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST)

Xiangqun Cui, Yongheng Zhao, Yaoquan Chu et al. · Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2012 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Hyper Suprime-Cam: System design and verification of image quality

Satoshi Miyazaki, Yutaka Komiyama, Satoshi Kawanomoto et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan · 2017 · 552 citations

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Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: From science drivers to reference design

Željko Ivezić, T. S. Axelrod, W. N. Brandt et al. · Serbian Astronomical Journal · 2008 · 244 citations · Full text

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James Webb Space Telescope: large deployable cryogenic telescope in space

Paul A. Lightsey · Optical Engineering · 2012 · 184 citations · Full text

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Giant Magellan Telescope: overview

Matt Johns, Patrick J. McCarthy, Keith Raybould et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2012 · 131 citations

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  1. JH
    James H. Burge

    University of Arizona, United States

    32 publications · 648 citations

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  2. HM
    Hubert M. Martin

    University of Arizona, United States

    17 publications · 355 citations

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  3. TS
    Terry S. Mast

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States

    15 publications · 363 citations

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  4. JM
    John M. Hill

    University of Arizona, United States

    12 publications · 405 citations

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  5. HP
    H. Philip Stahl

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    14 publications · 277 citations

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Institutions

418

  1. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    25 h-index

    309 publications

    7.6K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    16 h-index

    112 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    14 h-index

    28 publications

    694 citations

  4. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    13 h-index

    109 publications

    5K citations

  5. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    13 h-index

    44 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    12 h-index

    30 publications

    784 citations

  7. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics

    Changchun, China

    12 h-index

    59 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network

    Goleta, United States

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    1.3K citations

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  2. Applied Optics

    28 publications · 990 citations

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  3. Applied Optics

    AO · 15 publications · 344 citations

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  4. Optical Engineering

    12 publications · 469 citations

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  5. Optics Express

    8 publications · 176 citations

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