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A Line-Scanning Laser Hartmann Test for Parabolic Trough Mirrors

Brian Wheelwright, Roger Angel, Jon Weiser, Thomas Stalcup, and Blake Coughenour

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Abstract

We present a simple method to determine slope errors in large parabolic trough mirrors. While most slope-measurement schemes determine slope errors via indirect computation, the method presented here is direct, and has inherently high absolute accuracy.

© 2013 Optical Society of America

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