Optical interferometry with the MMT.
Abstract
A phased array with a 680-cm baseline can be devised by adjusting the optical path lengths of the University of Arizona's six Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) elements. Attention is presently given to the procedures and results of experiments in spectroscopy and speckle interferometry, which have been conducted using either two or three of the telescopic elements. Adjustments of the optical configuration of the MMT are planned which will lead to coherent operation over a large field of view, with all six telescopic elements phased simultaneously.
- Publication:
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Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- November 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.937961
- Bibcode:
- 1983SPIE..444...85B
- Keywords:
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- Moire Interferometry;
- Optical Paths;
- Phased Arrays;
- Power Spectra;
- Reflecting Telescopes;
- Speckle Patterns;
- Infrared Astronomy;
- Mirrors;
- Radio Astronomy;
- Red Giant Stars;
- Spectroscopy;
- Supergiant Stars;
- Astronomy;
- MMT:Speckle Interferometry;
- Speckle Interferometry:MMT