Re: [ATM] [atm_free] RE: data and musings on thin mirror

[Stephen Koehler <s.c.koehler@gmail.com>]

Atm_free list,

Vladimir is only responding on the ATM list, so after this, I'm going
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Vladimir,

> Try to induce variable (unknown) aberration. You are assuming a perfect
> paraboloid, which itself would make the test purposless. Any of the
> aberrated patterns (line-count-wise) given in your illustration for the
> specified grating location could be duplicated with a number of different
> aberration/location combinations. If we don't know actual grating location,
> we can't possibly know the aberration.

You have got me thinking about at least one possible problem with my
argument.  Please be patient while I mull things over.

--
Steve Koehler
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