Magdalena Ridge Observatory interferometer: 2014 status update

M. J. Creech-Eakman; V. Romero; I. Payne; C. A. Haniff; D. F. Buscher; C. Dahl; A. Farris; M. Fisher; C. Jurgenson; D. Klinglesmith; T. McCracken; M. Napolitano; A. Olivares; J. Riker; S. Rochelle; C. Salcido; F. Santoro; L. Schmidt; R. Selina; E. B. Seneta; A. Shtromberg; X. Sun; D.M.A. Wilson; J. S. Young

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24 July 2014 Magdalena Ridge Observatory interferometer: 2014 status update

M. J. Creech-Eakman, V. Romero, I. Payne, C. A. Haniff, D. F. Buscher, C. Dahl, A. Farris, M. Fisher, C. Jurgenson, D. Klinglesmith, T. McCracken, M. Napolitano, A. Olivares, J. Riker, S. Rochelle, C. Salcido, F. Santoro, L. Schmidt, R. Selina, E. B. Seneta, A. Shtromberg, X. Sun, D.M.A. Wilson, J. S. Young

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Proceedings Volume 9146, Optical and Infrared Interferometry IV; 91460H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057331
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer has been designed to be a 10 × 1.4 m aperture long-baseline optical/near-infrared interferometer in an equilateral "Y" configuration, and is being deployed west of Socorro, NM on the Magdalena Ridge. Unfortunately, first light for the facility has been delayed due to the current difficult funding regime, but during the past two years we have made substantial progress on many of the key subsystems for the array. The design of all these subsystems is largely complete, and laboratory assembly and testing, and the installation and site acceptance testing of key components on the Ridge are now underway. This paper serves as an overview and update on the facility's present status and changes since 2012, and the plans for future activities and eventual operations of the facilities.

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M. J. Creech-Eakman, V. Romero, I. Payne, C. A. Haniff, D. F. Buscher, C. Dahl, A. Farris, M. Fisher, C. Jurgenson, D. Klinglesmith, T. McCracken, M. Napolitano, A. Olivares, J. Riker, S. Rochelle, C. Salcido, F. Santoro, L. Schmidt, R. Selina, E. B. Seneta, A. Shtromberg, X. Sun, D.M.A. Wilson, and J. S. Young "Magdalena Ridge Observatory interferometer: 2014 status update", Proc. SPIE 9146, Optical and Infrared Interferometry IV, 91460H (24 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057331

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