Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 54, Issue 8, 0822003(2025)

Research on the Initial Adjustment Method of the Ring Segmented Primary Mirror Based on Laser Tracker

Hui YANG1,2, Yichun DAI1、*, Xu TAN1,2, Kunyan WANG1,2, Bin WANG1, Dehua YANG3, and Zhenyu JIN1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Astronomical Technology Laboratory, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650216, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanjing 210042, China
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    Hui YANG, Yichun DAI, Xu TAN, Kunyan WANG, Bin WANG, Dehua YANG, Zhenyu JIN. Research on the Initial Adjustment Method of the Ring Segmented Primary Mirror Based on Laser Tracker[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2025, 54(8): 0822003

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    Received: Feb. 19, 2025

    Accepted: Mar. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: Yichun DAI (daiyichun@ynao.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20255408.0822003

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