Engineering Overview of the Conceptual Design and Hardware/Software Implementation Proposed for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer

Abstract

Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) Interferometer is a ten telescope optical interferometer array being built on the Magdalena Mountains 20 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. The interferometer is being designed by collaboration between New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and the University of Cambridge. The science mission and requirements have been finalized which has helped to begin engineering design and development culminating in detailed conceptual designs. Some of the proposed hardware and software implementations are currently being tested in the lab. We present an engineering overview of the conceptual design and the proposed hardware and software implementations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA461550

Entities

People

  • Chethan Parameswariah
  • Chris Haniff
  • Colby Jurgensen
  • Dan Klinglesmith
  • David Buscher
  • Eric Bakker
  • John Young
  • Michelle Creech-eakman
  • Tom Coleman

Organizations

  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Compressors
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Delay Lines
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Infrastructure
  • Instrumentation
  • Interferometers
  • New Mexico
  • Observatories
  • Operating Systems
  • Software Design
  • Teamwork

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Software Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space