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MONDAY: THEORY
Introduction to Basic Theory of Long-Baseline
Stellar Interferometry
Moderator: C.H. Townes
- Welcome -
Dr. M. Chahine, JPL Chief Scientist.
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Preview and Overview of Workshop
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P.R. Lawson.
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Why build Stellar Interferometers?
- H.A. McAlister.
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Questions
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Basic Theory of Astronomical
Interferometry - A.F. Boden.
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Questions
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Coffee Break
Moderator: H.A. McAlister
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Beam Combination and Fringe
Measurement- W.A. Traub.
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Questions
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Thermal and Quantum Noise
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C.H. Townes.
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Questions
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Lunch
Moderator: S. Unwin
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The
Morning in Review: Questions and discussion
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Observing Through the Turbulent
Atmosphere - A. Quirrenbach.
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Questions
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Overview of the Design of Stellar
Interferometers- T.A. ten Brummelaar.
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Questions
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Coffee Break
Measurement and Calibration of Fringe Parameters
Moderator: D. Mozurkewich
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Interferometry with two
telescopes - H.M. Dyck.
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Questions
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Phase and Group Delay Estimation
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P.R. Lawson.
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Questions
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Phase Referencing
- A. Quirrenbach.
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Questions
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The
Afternoon in Review: Questions and discussion
TUESDAY: MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY
Moderator: S.T. Ridgway
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Travel to Mnt Wilson Observatory
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Overview of tour and lectures
for Day Two
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History of Stellar Interferometry
- P.R. Lawson.
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Questions
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IOTA
- W.A. Traub.
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Questions
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Coffee Break and Posted list
for suggested discussions
Moderator: T.A. ten Brummelaar
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ISI
- W.C.
Danchi.
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Questions
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CHARA
- H.A. McAlister.
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Questions
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Lunch
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Tours: CHARA
(60
min), ISI
(60
min), 100 inch
(30
min)
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Coffee
Break +
Roundtable
Discussions on Selected Topics
WEDNESDAY: APPLIED STELLAR INTERFEROMETRY
Astrometry
Moderator:
J.T. Armstrong
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Introduction to Astrometry - M. Shao.
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Questions
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Angle Astrometry - D.J. Hutter.
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Questions
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Coffee Break
Moderator: M. Shao
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Narrow Angle Astrometry - M.M. Colavita.
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Questions
Nulling and Planet Detection
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Nulling
Interferometry and Planet Detection
- E. Serabyn
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Questions
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Lunch
Optical Synthesis Imaging
Moderator:
D.J.
Hutter
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The
Morning in Review: Questions and discussion
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Visiblity
Estimation and Calibration
- M.M. Colavita.
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Questions
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Introduction to Optical Synthesis Imaging - J.D. Monnier.
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Questions
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Coffee Break
Moderator: A. Quirrenbach
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Interferometer Design for Closure Phase Measurement - D. Mozurkewich.
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Questions
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Data Reduction and Calibration for Synthesis Imaging
- J.T. Armstrong.
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Questions
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The
Afternoon in Review: Questions and discussion
THURSDAY: PALOMAR OBSERVATORY
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Travel to Palomar
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Break
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Tour of 200" Telescope
Moderator: W.C. Danchi
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NPOI - J.T. Armstrong.
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Questions
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Lunch
Moderator: J.D. Monnier
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Palomar Testbed Interferometer
- J.K. Wallace
and
A.F. Boden.
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Questions
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Keck Interferometer
- G.T. van Belle
and
G. Vasisht.
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Questions
Tour of the Palomar Testbed
Interferometer
FRIDAY: STELLAR ASTRONOMY AND
ASTROPHYSICS
Stellar Angular Diameters
- G.T. van Belle.
Questions
Binary Stars
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W.I. Hartkopf
Questions
Coffee Break
Moderator: P. R. Lawson
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Stellar Surface Structure
A.R. Hajian.
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Questions
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Circumstellar Environment
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Questions
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Astrometry and Reference Frames
- K.J. Johnston.
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Questions
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Lunch
Moderator: C.A. Beichman
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The Morning in Review: Questions
and discussion
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Ground vs Space Interferometry
- S.B. Shaklan
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Questions
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Future Ground-Based Interferometry
- S.T. Ridgway.
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Questions
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Coffee Break
Moderator: K.J. Johnston
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Future Space Interferometry
Missions: Astrometry & Imaging - S.
Unwin.
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Questions
Future Space Interferometry Missions: Direct Planet Detection
- C.A. Beichman
Questions
Future
Prospects and
Closing
Remarks
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Course Notes from the 1999 Michelson Interferometry Summer School
Caltech, Pasadena, California, August 15-19, 1999.
Edited by P.R. Lawson (JPL)
Last Updated 9 February 2004
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