2001 Michelson Interferometry Summer School

Optical/Infrared Stellar Interferometry

Harold A. McAlister (Georgia State University)

Abstract:

The motivation and science goals of stellar interferometry are reviewed, the fundamental principles of astronomical interferometry are described, and the challenges and opportunities of work in this field are emphasized. The state of the art in technology and overview of a typical interferometer are also presented.

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References:

Principles of Long Baseline Stellar Interferometry
P.R. Lawson, ed.
JPL Publication 00-9 (JPL Publications: Pasadena, California, 2000).

Caltech 1999 | Berkeley 2000 | Flagstaff 2001 | CfA 2002

Course Notes from the 2001 Michelson Interferometry Summer School
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff Arizona, May 21-25, 2001

Edited by P.R. Lawson (JPL)
Last Updated 9 February 2004