Phase-Coherent Astrometric Interferometry.

Abstract

This year involved continuation of the development of the Mark III stellar interferometer, which is a fringe-tracking long-baseline Michelson interferometer designed primarily for wide-angle astrometry at the milli-arcsecond level. It also is useful for measuring stellar diameters and as an initial test bed for concepts relevant to aperture synthesis imaging. It is being constructed on Mount Wilson, California.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184428

Entities

People

  • B. E. Hines
  • David H. Staelin
  • J. W. Barrett
  • L. D. Clark

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Electronics
  • Interferometers
  • Interferometry
  • Kalman Filters
  • Massachusetts
  • Measurement
  • Michelson Interferometers
  • Military Research
  • Observatories
  • Optical Interferometers
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Software Engineering