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24 August 2020 ASIIP: a stellar intensity interferometry target planner
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Over recent years, several independent groups have pursued the realization of a modern stellar intensity interferometry (SII) system to perform high angular resolution observations at optical wavelengths. Here, we present a general purpose SII observation planner (ASIIP) that can be used to aid in SII observational efforts. ASIIP can be used to coordinate and prioritize SII observations based on observational and instrumental parameters. ASIIP constructs a master catalog by gathering information from several stellar catalogs, and targets within the master catalog are ranked based on the ability to make stellar diameter estimates using a Monte Carlo analysis. The Monte Carlo analysis takes into account the estimated angular diameter, apparent brightness, a target’s uv-plane baseline coverage for a given observation, and instrumental sensitivity.

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Jonathan Davis, Nolan K. Matthews, and David B. Kieda "ASIIP: a stellar intensity interferometry target planner," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 6(3), 037001 (24 August 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.6.3.037001
Received: 8 May 2020; Accepted: 29 July 2020; Published: 24 August 2020
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KEYWORDS
Monte Carlo methods

Stars

Telescopes

Interferometry

Visibility

Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

Observatories

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