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Case Study November 16, 2024

Unlocking Efficient Panel Manufacturing for the ngVLA

The next-generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) radio telescope aims to produce 250, 18-meter aperture telescope in the next decade. This telescope will be able to resolve objects in the sky, like black holes, in a way that has never been seen before.

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Case Study June 12, 2023

Root Cause Identification and Corrective Action

How high-resolution fringe measurement identified a grid-shaped surface error in LFAST mirrors, leading to a successful corrective action.

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Case Study March 30, 2022

Damage Analysis – Radio Telescope Panel

A case study on analyzing damage to a composite-material radio telescope panel with sub-millimeter precision.

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