Solid telescopes for interferometric enhancement of existing telescopes

Alberto Riva; Mario Gai

doi:10.1117/12.926115

27 September 2012 Solid telescopes for interferometric enhancement of existing telescopes

Alberto Riva, Mario Gai

Proceedings Volume 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV; 84444K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926115
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

This paper describes a concept study for a simple and cost effective approach to upgrade of existing infrastructures. A conventional monolithic telescope can be endowed with a set of identical small telescopes combined coherently to enhance the resolution. The solid telescope represent a convenient solution for a simple and replicated small telescope. The solid telescope is intrinsically suited to be used in diffraction limited mode down to visible wavelengths. This may allow a viable dual feed mode for both guiding and phase referenced imaging. In this paper we analyze some of the critical engineering aspects and outline a possible implementation approach.

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Alberto Riva and Mario Gai "Solid telescopes for interferometric enhancement of existing telescopes", Proc. SPIE 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV, 84444K (27 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926115

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