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Amplitude Interferometry at C.E.R.G.A.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2016

Laurent Koechlin
Laurent Koechlin*
Affiliation:
C.E.R.G.A., 06460 Saint Vallier, France

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The 12 to 20 metre baseline interferometer at C.E.R.G.A. built by A. Labeyrie has now been operational for two years. The purpose of this instrument was initially to be a prototype showing the feasibility of long baseline coherent arrays and for testing the techniques needed for them. Yet, pending completion of large interferometers, this small 2 x 26 cm instrument has proven able to yield astrophysical data: a dozen stars up to third magnitude have been observed with a 3 x 10-3 arc second resolution on diameters and a 5 x 10-4 arc second accuracy for binary separation measurements in the case of α Aur.

What has been observed both from the technological and the astrophysical point of view will be discussed.

Type
The Scientific Programme
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 50: High Angular Resolution Stellar Interferometry , January 1979 , pp. 9-1 - 9-5
Copyright
Copyright © 1979

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