Gaia BAM OMA bar #2
Date: 29 Mar 2012
Gaia Basic Angle Monitor (BAM) Opto-Mechanical Assembly (OMA) bar #2. This is the more complex of the two bars; it houses the light source, collimator and beam splitters. It directs two of the four measurement beams onto one of the main mirrors and directs the other two to bar #1. (Read more about the BAM in the accompanying article 'Basic Angle Monitor delivered for integration', in the right-hand menu.)
Last Update: 11 Apr 2012
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