Mask manufacturing unit at Paranal

Video of the mask manufacturing unit at Paranal in action. The laser head remains fixed while the sheet of invar moves under it. The laser cuts slits at predefined positions, and the residue is vacuumed away.

Credit:

ESO/J. C. Munoz-Mateos

About the Video

Id:mask_manufacturing_unit
Release date:15 April 2022, 12:00
Duration:40 s
Frame rate:30 fps

About the Object

Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Category:Paranal

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