Imaging Performance Studies of a Compact Near-Infrared Interferometer.

[摘要] Models of the instrument response and imaging quality are presented for a class of compact near-infrared interferometers. The defining features of this class tie 2 to 3 meter diameter telescopes with adaptive optics compensation, 3 to 6 collectors, and relatively short baselines of 50 meters or less. We will also study the effects of having at least one of the collecting apertures moveable along a 100 meter track. Estimates for the fringe visibilities are derived and the limiting K-band (2.2 micron) magnitudes are computed. Possible science programs are dicussed with specific emphasis on the imaging of young stellar object (YSO) accretion disks and optical jets.

[发布机构] Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] Interferometers;Near infrared radiation;Images;Performance;Size