Recent technical and scientific highlights from the CHARA array

Douglas R. Gies, Theo A. Ten Brummelaar, Matthew D. Anderson, Christopher D. Farrington, Steven Golden, Jeremy W. Jones, Robert Klement, Olli Majoinen, Gail H. Schaefer, Judit Sturmann, Laszlo Sturmann, Nils H. Turner, Norman L. Vargas, Larry Webster, Craig Woods, Stephen T. Ridgway

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Abstract

The CHARA Array is a six-element, optical/NIR interferometer, which currently has the largest operational baselines in the world. The Array is operated by Georgia State University and is located at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California. The Array thrives thanks to members of the CHARA consortium that includes LESIA (Observatoire de Paris), Observatoire de la Cote dAzur, University of Michigan, Sydney University, Australian National University, and University of Exeter. Here we give a brief introduction to the Array infrastructure with a focus on a developing Adaptive Optics (AO) program, the new community access program funded by the NSF, and recent science results.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI
EditorsPeter G. Tuthill, Michelle J. Creech-Eakman, Antoine Merand
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9781510619555
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI - Austin, United States
Duration: Jun 11 2018Jun 15 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10701
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference2018 Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period6/11/186/15/18

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 SPIE.

Keywords

  • adaptive optics
  • CHARA Array
  • Interferometry

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