A study of a space-station-associated multiple spacecraft Michelson spatial interferometer

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Sep 1983

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Final Report, 24 Mar. - 30 Sep. 1983 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Arrays, Michelson Interferometers, Space Stations, Spaceborne Astronomy, Telescopes, Apertures, Data Acquisition, High Resolution, Image Reconstruction, Luminosity, Refueling

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One approach to Michelson spatial interferometry at optical wavelengths involves use of an array of spacecraft in which two widely-separated telescopes collect light from a star and direct it to a third, centrally-located, device which combines the beams in order to detect and measure interference fringes. The original version of a spacecraft array for Michelson spatial interferometry (SAMSI) was modified so that the system uses the fuel resupply capability of a space station. The combination of this fuel resupply capability with a method of obtaining image Fourier transform phase information, necessary for full image reconstruction, permits SAMSI to be used to synthesize images equivalent to those produced by huge apertures in space. Synthesis of apertures in the 100 to 500 meter range is discussed. Reconstruction can be performed to a visual magnitude of at least 8 for a 100 A passband in 9 hours. Data are simultaneously collected for image generation from 0.1 micron to 18 microns. In the one-dimensional mode, measurements can be made every 90 minutes (including acquisition and repointing time) for objects as faint as 19th magnitude in the visible.

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