Support of Mark III Optical Interferometer

Abstract

In the three year period of this contract we have built and installed a long baseline stellar interferometer on Mt. Wilson. A number of papers describing the instrument and results from that instrument have appeared Shao et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics 193 (1988) : 357; Shao et al. Astrophysical Journal 327 (1988): 905; Colavita et al. Applied Optics 26(1987) :4106; Colavita et al. Applied Optics 26 (1987) : 4113; Mozurkewich et al. Astronomical Journal 95(1988) : 1269. Th Mark III interferometer is the most astronomically productive interferometer to date. The success of the Mark III has led the USNO to decide to build a dedicated four element interferometer array for fundamental astrometry and NRL/ONR to build a six element imaging array. In conclusion, we have successfully completed the task of building a long baseline interferometric observatory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203665

Entities

People

  • Michael Shao

Organizations

  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Control Systems
  • Data Reduction
  • Detection
  • Diffraction
  • Fresnel Zones
  • Geometry
  • Information Science
  • Interferometers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Modulation
  • Observatories
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space