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Hector Swett

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Aug 2026

Experimental validation of a CO2 refrigerant-based thermal control system for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) primary mirror (M1) segments

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) employs seven 8.4m diameter borosilicate primary mirror segments whose optical performance depends on maintaining them at thermal equilibrium with ambient air during operations to minimize local seeing effects and to prevent figure distortions caused by temperature gradients. To meet...

M. Gardiner, D. Ashby, C. Contaxis et al. · 1 citation
Aug 2026

Observatory software management in the era of AI-assisted software engineering

How AI-assisted software engineering is starting to utilize at GMTO is described, why these common industry concerns matter for Observatory software teams, and future plans are described.

M. Cox, J. Filgueira, Chien Peng et al. · 2 citations

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