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Curved Vane Spider

Started by Bob Chester, 07/25/2002 05:25AM
Posted 07/25/2002 05:25AM Opening Post
Is anyone making a 180* curved vane spider as described in ATM Journal issue #11? Novak makes a curved spider but it doesn't curve the full 180*. Any sourses or ideas?

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Posted 08/01/2002 06:04PM #1
What kind of diffraction pattern can one expect to see with a curved vane?