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Science objectives for ground- and space-based optical/IR interferometryGround-based interferometry will make spectacular strides in the next decade. However, it will always be limited by the turbulence of the terrestrial atmosphere. Some of the most exciting and subtle problems may only be addressed from a stable platform above the atmosphere. The lunar surface offers such a platform, nearly ideal in many respects. Once built, such a telescope array will not only resolve key fundamental problems, but will revolutionize virtually every topic in observational astronomy. Estimates of the possible performance of lunar and ground-based interferometers of the 21st century shows that the lunar interferometer reaches the faintest sources of all wavelengths, but has the most significant advantage in the infrared.
Document ID
19930004402
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ridgway, Stephen T.
(National Optical Astronomy Lab. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: New Mexico Univ., A Lunar Optical-Ultraviolet-Infrared Synthesis Array (LOUISA)
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
93N13590
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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