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The Conceptual Design of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2013-07-02 v1

Abstract

We describe the scientific motivation for and conceptual design of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer, an imaging interferometer designed to operate at visible and near-infrared wavelengths. The rationale for the major technical decisions in the interferometer design is discussed, the success of the concept is appraised, and the implications of this analysis for the design of future arrays are drawn out.

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@article{arxiv.1307.0391,
  title  = {The Conceptual Design of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer},
  author = {David F. Buscher and Michelle Creech-Eakman and Allen Farris and Christopher A. Haniff and John S. Young},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.0391},
  year   = {2013}
}

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Submitted to the Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation