Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Feb 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004apopt..43..721l&link_type=abstract
Applied Optics, Volume 43, Issue 4, pp. 721-728 (2004).
Physics
Optics
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Astronomical Telescopes, Interferometers, Artificial Satellites, Distance Measurement, Position Measurement, Astrometry, Signal Processing, Optics
Scientific paper
We discuss the design and the performance of a Fizeau interferometer with a long focal length and a large field of view that is well suited for a global astrometry space mission. Our work focuses on the geometric optimization and minimization of aberration of such an astrometric interferometer, which is able to observe astronomical targets down to the visual magnitude (mag) mv = 20 mag, with an accuracy in the measurements of 10 micro-arcseconds at mv = 15 mag. We assume a mission profile similar to that of the Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics mission of the European Space Agency. In this framework, data acquisition is performed by an array of CCDs working in time-delay integration mode. Optical aberrations, particularly distortion and coma, play a crucial role in the efficiency of this technique. We present a design solution that meets the requirements for the best possible exploitation of the time-delay integration mode over a field of view of 0.7° × 0.7°.
Busonero Deborah
Gai Mario
Gardiol Daniele
Lattanzi Mario G.
Loreggia Davide
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