Third telescope project at the IOTA interferometer

Wesley A. Traub; Nathaniel P. Carleton; Jesse D. Bregman; Michael K. Brewer; Marc G. Lacasse; P. Maymounkov; Rafael Millan-Gabet; John D. Monnier; Sebastien Morel; Costas D. Papaliolios; Michael R. Pearlman; Irene L. Porro; F. Peter Schloerb; Kamal Souccar

doi:10.1117/12.390273

5 July 2000 Third telescope project at the IOTA interferometer

Wesley A. Traub, Nathaniel P. Carleton, Jesse D. Bregman, Michael K. Brewer, Marc G. Lacasse, P. Maymounkov, Rafael Millan-Gabet, John D. Monnier, Sebastien Morel, Costas D. Papaliolios, Michael R. Pearlman, Irene L. Porro, F. Peter Schloerb, Kamal Souccar

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Proceedings Volume 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390273
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The third telescope project to enable phase-closure observations at the IOTA interferometer is well underway, and is anticipated to be completed later this year. For this project, we present the main technical improvements which we have already made or expect to make, including a new VxWorks control system, improved star acquisition cameras, improved siderostat and primary mirror supports, five-axis control of the telescope secondary mirrors, automated control of the long delay line, trihedral retroreflectors, three-beam combination, the PICNIC camera, and fringe packet tracking.

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Wesley A. Traub, Nathaniel P. Carleton, Jesse D. Bregman, Michael K. Brewer, Marc G. Lacasse, P. Maymounkov, Rafael Millan-Gabet, John D. Monnier, Sebastien Morel, Costas D. Papaliolios, Michael R. Pearlman, Irene L. Porro, F. Peter Schloerb, and Kamal Souccar "Third telescope project at the IOTA interferometer", Proc. SPIE 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, (5 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390273

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