autocollimation

Japanese: autocollimation
autocollimation

…By adjusting the inclination of a plane mirror or telescope so that the plane mirror surface is perfectly perpendicular to the telescope's optical axis, the crosshairs and the image of the crosshairs formed by the light reflected from the plane mirror are perfectly aligned, and can be observed through the eyepiece. This operation is called autocollimation. By using an autocollimator with a scale plate on the focal plane of the objective lens, it is also possible to measure the slight inclination of the plane mirror surface from the perpendicular. …

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Japanese:

…平面鏡または望遠鏡の傾きを調節して,平面鏡の面が望遠鏡の光軸に完全に垂直になるようにすると,十字線と平面鏡からの反射光でできる十字線の像が完全に合致し,これは接眼鏡で観察される。この操作をオートコリメーションautocollimationという。対物レンズの焦点面に目盛板があるオートコリメーターを使用すると,平面鏡の面の垂直からの微小な傾きを測定することもできる。…

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