The versatile arrayA four-element, nonredundant array telescope-interferometer for ground use is discussed. The elements are 8-meter mirrors, and the maximum array spacing and two element spacing are 75 m and of 108 m, respectively. The array may be used as three separate telescopes, one of 11.3 m and two of 8 m, for work not requiring highest angular resolution. The problems of making speckle measures to high enough precision for synthetic images to be produced are discussed. It is shown that the high resolution presents opportunities for making types of observation that are possible with neither the VLBA nor the National New Technology Telescope.
Document ID
19850043091
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Woolf, N. J. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Angel, J. R. P. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Mccarthy, D. W., Jr. (Steward Observatory Tucson, AZ, United States)