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The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

J. Davis
J. Davis*
Affiliation:
Chatterton Astronomy Department, School of Physics, University of Sydney

Abstract

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The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer has been designed and constructed as a two aperture, single r o, long baseline, optical interferometer with wavefront-tilt compensation and dynamic optical path length compensation. Initially it will operate in the blue part of the visual spectrum but provision has been made for the addition of an additional beam-combining system for a second spectral band. The rationale behind the choice of instrumental parameters, the potential developments which have been taken into account in its construction, and the current status of SUSI are outlined.

Keywords

opticalstellarinterferometer
Type
Optical and Infrared Interferometers and Arrays
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 158: Very High Angular Resolution Imaging , 1994 , pp. 135 - 142
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994 

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