First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument

T. A. ten Brummelaar; H. A. McAlister; S. T. Ridgway; W. G. Bagnuolo; N. H. Turner; L. Sturmann; J. Sturmann; D. H. Berger; C. E. Ogden; R. Cadman; C. H. Hopper; M. A. Shure

doi:10.1086/430729

First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1

Authors: T. A. ten Brummelaar , H. A. McAlister , S. T. Ridgway , W. G. Bagnuolo , N. H. Turner , L. Sturmann , J. Sturmann , D. H. Berger , C. E. Ogden , R. Cadman , C. H. Hopper , M. A. Shure

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Abstract

The CHARA Array is a six 1-m telescope optical/IR interferometric array located on Mount Wilson California, designed and built by the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy of Georgia State University. In this paper we describe the main elements of the Array hardware and software control systems as well as the data reduction methods currently being used. Our plans for upgrades in the near future are also described.

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CHARA array optical interferometry infrared interferometry angular resolution data reduction instrument description Mount Wilson

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0504082,
  title  = {First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument},
  author = {T. A. ten Brummelaar and H. A. McAlister and S. T. Ridgway and W. G. Bagnuolo and N. H. Turner and L. Sturmann and J. Sturmann and D. H. Berger and C. E. Ogden and R. Cadman and C. H. Hopper and M. A. Shure},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0504082},
  year   = {2009}
}

First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument

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