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Adaptive nulling with a deformable mirror in the near-IR

Peters, Robert D.·Hirai, Akiko·Jeganathan, Muthu·Lay, Oliver P.
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Peters, Robert D., Hirai, Akiko, Jeganathan, Muthu, Lay, Oliver P.. 2005-07-31. Adaptive nulling with a deformable mirror in the near-IR. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060042652

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