Supply of Four Deformable Mirrors for BIFROST Astronomical Instrument
University of Exeter · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Four Deformable Mirrors for BIFROST Astronomical Instrument
Awarded 10 Jan 2023
Awarded10 Jan 2023
Value£68,885.01
SupplierBoston Micromachines Corporation
AgencyUniversity of Exeter
RegionSouth West
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 10mo ago1d term
Awarded 10 Jan 2023Expired 11 Jan 2023
About
The University of Exeter awarded a contract to Boston Micromachines Corporation for the supply of four deformable mirrors required for the development of BIFROST, a new instrument for an astronomical observatory, undertaken by the optical interferometry group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
The contract value was £68,885.01, and the project received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 101003096).
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