Proceedings of the Meeting for Coordinating Precision Machining of Optics Research and Requirements Held at Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico on 18 September 1976.

摘要

These proceedings contain an introduction to the meeting including a brief description of the participants and the objectives. The developments and capabilities of Union Carbide Y-12 plant are described in detail. A short summary of the new Moore No. 5 machine at Bendix, Kansas City, MO, is included, as well as a description of the use of light scattering for roughness characteristics. The executive summary of the meeting mentions some of the discussions that also followed. Important conclusions of the meeting were that a 5-year lead time is required to obtain a machine and acquire the necessary skills for precision machining and that demands for diamond turning optics will be increasing.