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James Webb Space Telescope Optical Telescope Element Mirror CoatingsJames Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Optical Telescope Element (OTE) mirror coating program has been completed. The science goals of the JWST mission require a uniform, low stress, durable optical coating with high reflectivity over the JWST spectral region. The coating has to be environmentally stable, radiation resistant and compatible with the cryogenic operating environment. The large size, 1.52 m point to point, light weight, beryllium primary mirror (PM) segments and flawless coating process during the flight mirror coating program that consisted coating of 21 flight mirrors were among many technical challenges. This paper provides an overview of the JWST telescope mirror coating program. The paper summarizes the coating development program and performance of the flight mirrors.
Document ID
20120013496
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Keski-Kuha, Ritva A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Bowers, Charles W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Quijada, Manuel A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Heaney, James B.
(SGT, Inc. Greenbelt , MD, United States)
Gallagher, Benjamin
(Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. Boulder, CO, United States)
McKay, Andrew
(Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Stevenson, Ian
(Quantum Coating, Inc. Moorestown, NJ)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
July 3, 2012
Subject Category
Optics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.CP.6413.2012
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Conference
Location: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Start Date: July 1, 2012
End Date: July 6, 2012
Sponsors: SPIE Batignolles
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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