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COSMICThe design goals of the COSMIC spaceborne telescope array concept are outlined. These include a high degree of structural stiffness, a wide field of view, and a broad wavelength band. These properties directly enhance the scientific productivity and technical reliability of the array. If a sufficiently stiff structure can be designed, COSMIC can operate as a phased array; if the structure relaxes before it can be rephased on a reference star, it degrades to a coherent array. The COSMIC engineering study suggests that passively-stabilized, phased arrays are feasible.
Document ID
19880001241
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Traub, Wesley A.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, ESA Workshop on Optical Interferometry in Space
Subject Category
Optics
Accession Number
88N10623
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Public
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