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Re: [ATM] ronchi accuracy



Guy --

Dales photos show the idea.  The only drawback is that you have to make 
a perforated flat of at least the size of the largest mirror.

Jan Bentz

Dale Eason wrote:

>See:
>http://www.geocities.com/stressedglass/2003atm.html
>in particular see image titled  "Mirror testing using
>a double bounce technique" and the next image as well.
> The caption does not state it but they are looking
>though a ronchi screen and looking for perfectly
>straight lines when testing a perfect porabola.
>
>Dale Eason
>
>--- Guy Brandenburg <gfbrandenburg@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>Do you have any photos of such a setup?
>>  Guy B
>>
>>Jan Bentz <jbentz@inreach.com> wrote:  For teaching
>>purposes with a group of people nothing works better
>>than 
>>the ronchi test using a perforated flat.  No math,
>>no looking for 
>>fringes, and if all have the same mirror, alignment
>>is easy.
>>
>>Jan Bentz
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>>
>>Guy  Brandenburg
>>Washington, DC
>>My home page:
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