First mercury tests with the 4m International Liquid Mirror Telescope at AMOS: some videos
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14-16 January 2011
Participants : Paul Hickson (UBC), Jean Surdej, François Finet, Brajesh Kumar (ULg) and Stefan Denis (AMOS)
Cleaning of the recipient covered with polyurhetane using some isopropanol
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Opening the tank containing the bottles of mercury |
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Checking the proper adjustment of the masks against mercury vapors |
Mercury is being transferred from the bottles into the 4m mirror recipient |
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First attempts to close the mercury surface by rotating the recipient |
The mercury surface has been closed and the automatic rotating air bearing is taking over |
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Taking some rest after having successfully stabilized the mercury mirror |
Reflection of external objects over the mercury surface |
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Performing mercury surface tests with a laser beam |
Stoping the rotation of the mirror, the mercury surface is breaking up |
Closing the mercury surface