Design and performance of an astrometric beam combiner for space interferometry

Robert P. Korechoff; Stuart B. Shaklan; Yao Lin; Randall D. Bartos; Donald M. Moore

doi:10.1117/12.317177

24 July 1998 Design and performance of an astrometric beam combiner for space interferometry

Robert P. Korechoff, Stuart B. Shaklan, Yao Lin, Randall D. Bartos, Donald M. Moore

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Proceedings Volume 3350, Astronomical Interferometry; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317177
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the design and performance of a brassboard astrometric beam combiner. The beam combiner was developed as part of the JPL Interferometry Technology Program . The purpose of this program is to test out design concepts in hardware that will eventually be used for the Space Interferometry Mission. The label brassboard implies that the beam combiner is flight-like in terms of fit and function. The beam combiner met its design performance except for fringe visibility. Although it has not been environmentally tested as an assembly, the beam combiner was designed to survive the appropriate thermal and vibration tests.

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Robert P. Korechoff, Stuart B. Shaklan, Yao Lin, Randall D. Bartos, and Donald M. Moore "Design and performance of an astrometric beam combiner for space interferometry", Proc. SPIE 3350, Astronomical Interferometry, (24 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317177

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