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A disruptive concept making use of cutting-edge technologies for the development of fast, adaptive, and dynamic optical surfaces for achieving high-contrast measurements

Aug 2026 · Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation · Vol 14154, pp. 1415488 - 1415488-12 · 0 citations · 12 references
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