CMA nominated for LCH Industry Award at CERN, Geneva

CMA nominated for LCH Industry Award at CERN, Geneva

Composite Mirror Applications (CMA) of Tucson AZ was awarded by CERN in Geneva Switzerland for producing hardware for LHCb . CMA was awarded for outstanding Performance in its contribution to the Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector (RICH 1) ...

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Space-based Optical Systems

Space-based Optical Systems

CMA is involved with DoD programs to develop space-based optical telescope systems using the unique advantages of extremely lightweight CFRP materials they are adaptable and require extremely short development and fabrication times to produce. CMA has been ...

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CFRP Optics Exhibit Long-term Stability in Chile

CFRP Optics Exhibit Long-term Stability in Chile

APEX 5 years ago, CMA produced the first 0.75m subreflector for the 12-m Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope, located at 16,000 ft elevation on the Atacama Plateau in Chile. Produced entirely from replicated carbon composites, the subreflector was ...

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