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LARGE APERTURE MIRROR ARRAY TELESCOPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- large-aperture mirror array
1, record 1, English, large%2Daperture%20mirror%20array
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LAMA 2, record 1, English, LAMA
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Record 1, Synonyms, English
- LAMA telescope 3, record 1, English, LAMA%20telescope
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- Lama 4, record 1, English, Lama
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- Lama 4, record 1, English, Lama
- large aperture mercury array telescope 5, record 1, English, large%20aperture%20mercury%20array%20telescope
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- large aperture mirror array telescope 5, record 1, English, large%20aperture%20mirror%20array%20telescope
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- large astronomical mercury-mirror array 4, record 1, English, large%20astronomical%20mercury%2Dmirror%20array
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The LAMA telescope employs an array of fixed 10-meter liquid-mirror telescopes. These are located in a closely-packed configuration with an overall diameter of 54 meters. Approximately 62% of the light that falls within this area is collected and focussed on a common detector. This gives the array a light-collecting power equivalent to that of a 42-metre telescope. 6, record 1, English, - large%2Daperture%20mirror%20array
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Large-Aperture Mirror Array (LAMA): 18 identical telescopes in a 60 meter wide circular array, to be sited in either Chile or New Mexico. 2, record 1, English, - large%2Daperture%20mirror%20array
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- télescope LAMA
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9lescope%20LAMA
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le projet LAMA : un assemblage de 18 miroirs liquides disposés en cercles concentriques. En combinant leurs images, on obtiendrait une résolution inégalée, équivalente à celle d'un télescope de plus de 40 mètres, pour une fraction du prix des autres télescopes géants. [...] Avec le télescope LAMA, on pourrait même détecter des planètes de la taille de la terre en orbite autour d'étoiles lointaines. 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9lescope%20LAMA
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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