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Precise measurements in optical and atomic systems often rely on differential interferometry. This method allows to handle large and correlated phase noise contributions -- such as environmental vibrations, thermal fluctuations, or…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-25 Luca Pezzè , Andrea Santoni , Chiara Mazzinghi , Marco Fattori , Augusto Smerzi

Exploring the origin of Ly-alpha nebulae (blobs) requires measurements of their gas kinematics that are impossible with only the resonant, optically-thick LyA line. To define gas motions relative to the systemic velocity of the blob, the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Yujin Yang , Ann Zabludoff , Knud Jahnke , Daniel Eisenstein , Romeel Davé , Stephen A. Shectman , Daniel D. Kelson

The detection and characterisation of extra-solar planets is a major theme driving modern astronomy, with the vast majority of such measurements being achieved by Doppler radial-velocity and transit observations. Another technique -- direct…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Barnaby Norris , Nick Cvetojevic , Simon Gross , Nemanja Jovanovic , Paul N. Stewart , Ned Charles , Jon S. Lawrence , Michael J. Withford , Peter Tuthill

We present cross-correlation studies of gamma-ray (0.1-300 GeV), X-ray (0.2-10 keV) and optical (R-band) variability of a sample of 26 blazars during 2008-2016. The light curves are from Fermi-LAT, Swift-XRT, and the Yale-SMARTS blazar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-08 Anwesh Majumder , Kaustav Mitra , Ritaban Chatterjee , C. M. Urry , C. D. Bailyn , Prantik Nandi

A radio interferometer uses time delays to maximize its response to radiation coming from a particular direction. These time delays compensate for differences in the time of arrival of the wavefront at the different elements of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-08 P. Salas , M. A. Brentjens , D. D. Bordenave , J. B. R. Oonk , H. J. A. Röttgering

An approach for the crystallographic mapping of two-phase alloys on the nanoscale using a combination of scanned precession electron diffraction and open-source python libraries is introduced in this paper. This method is demonstrated using…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-02-05 Ian MacLaren , Enrique Frutos-Myro , Steven Zeltmann , Colin Ophus

In this letter, we study a nonlinear interferometric setup based on diffraction rather than beam combining. It consists of a nonlinear analogue of Young's double-slit experiment where a nonlinear material is placed exactly after one of the…

Optics · Physics 2023-07-19 Vassilis Paltoglou , Nikolaos K. Efremidis

The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) entered on-sky commissioning phase, and had its First Light at the Gemini South telescope in November 2013. Meanwhile, the fast loops for atmospheric correction of the Extreme Adaptive Optics (XAO) system have…

The discovery of interstellar communication signals is complicated by the presence of radio interference. Consequently, interstellar communication signals are hypothesized to have properties that favor discovery in high levels of local…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-21 William J. Crilly

In order to attain the requisite sensitivity for LISA - a joint space mission of the ESA and NASA- the laser frequency noise must be suppressed below the secondary noises such as the optical path noise, acceleration noise etc. By combining…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-20 S. V. Dhurandhar , K. Rajesh Nayak , J-Y. Vinet

In early 2024, ESA formally adopted the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) space mission with the aim of measuring gravitational waves emitted in the millihertz range. The constellation employs three spacecraft that exchange laser…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-15 Shivani Harer , Martin Staab , Hubert Halloin

In order to efficiently image a non-absorbing sample (a phase object), dedicated phase contrast optics are required. Typically, these optics are designed with the assumption that the sample is weakly scattering, implying a linear relation…

Optics · Physics 2020-10-22 Stewart Koppell , Mark Kasevich

We present orbit-resolved spectroscopic and photometric observations of the polar ST LMi during its recent low and high states. In the low state spectra, we report the presence of blue and red satellites to the H-alpha emission line; the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Kafka , S. B. Howell , R. K. Honeycutt , J. W. Robertson

An asymmetric surface brightness distribution of the rapidly rotating A7IV-V star, Altair, has been measured by the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI). The observations were recorded simultaneously using a triangle of three long…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Naoko Ohishi , Tyler E. Nordgren , Donald J. Hutter

The direct observation of cold and temperate planets within 1 to 10 AU would be extremely valuable for uncovering their atmospheric compositions but remains a formidable challenge with current astronomical methods. Ground-based optical…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-19 S. Lacour , Ó. Carrión-González , M. Nowak

Infrared space interferometers can surpass the spatial resolution limitations of single-dish space telescopes. However, stellar interferometers from space have not been realized because of technical difficulties. Two beams coming from…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-20 Taro Matsuo , Satoshi Ikari , Hirotaka Kondo , Sho Ishiwata , Shinichi Nakasuka , Tomoyasu Yamamuro

The energies and widths of gamma-ray lines emitted by ambient nuclei excited by flare-accelerated protons and alpha particles provide information on the ions directionality and spectra, and on the characteristics of the interaction region.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. H. Share , R. J. Murphy , J. Kiener , N. de Sereville

Direction of arrival (DOA) estimation is mostly performed using specialized arrays that have carefully designed receiver spacing and layouts to match the operating frequency range. In contrast, radio interferometric arrays are designed to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-23 Sarod Yatawatta

We report the first spatially-resolved observations of the spectroscopic binaries lambda Vir and WR 140, which includes the debut of aperture-synthesis imaging with the upgraded three-telescope IOTA interferometer. Using IONIC-3, a new…

The observed diversity of exoplanets can possibly be traced back to the planet formation processes. Planet-disk interactions induce sub-structures in the circumstellar disk that can be revealed via scattered light observations. However, a…