Estimation of visibility amplitude by optical long-baseline Michelson interferometry with large apertures

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Techniques: Interferometric, Methods: Data Analysis, Atmospheric Effects

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A long-baseline Michelson interferometer samples the Fourier transform of the brightness distribution of a source through measurements of fringe visibilities. The most fundamental problem in processing interferometric data is the derivation of a visibility estimate which is independent of the effects of atmospheric turbulence. This is an important problem for optical observations, most notably for large apertures in a multi-speckle mode, as is the case with the Grand Interferometre a 2 Telescopes (GI2T). Here we describe a new estimator of the visibility amplitude, which is insensitive to the seeing conditions and the exposure time. The theory is presented along with numerical simulations, and the new estimator is used to analyse data collected with the GI2T on α Lyrae and τ Cygni.

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