MI-6: Michigan interferometry with 6 telescopes

John D. Monnier, M. Anderson, F. Baron, D. H. Berger, X. Che, T. Eckhause, S. Kraus, E. Pedretti, N. Thureau, R. Millan-Gabet, T. Ten Brummelaar, P. Irwin, M. Zhao

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Abstract

Based on the success of four-telescope imaging with the Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC) on the CHARA Array, our Michigan-based group will now upgrade our system to combine all six CHARA telescope simultaneously. In order to make this observationally efficient, we have had to improve a number of subsystems and commission new ones, including the new CHAMP fringe tracker, the introduction of photometric channels, the upgrading of the realtime operating systems, and the obvious hardware and software upgrades of the control system and the data pipeline. Here we will discuss the advantages of six-telescope operation, outline our upgrade plans and discuss our current progress.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical and Infrared Interferometry II
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical and Infrared Interferometry II - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2010Jul 2 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7734
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceOptical and Infrared Interferometry II
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period6/27/107/2/10

Keywords

  • Infrared
  • Interferometry

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