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The Monteporzio Two Meter Amplitude Interferometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2016

William J. Tango
William J. Tango*
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia

Abstract

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The two meter baseline interferometer of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, will be described. This instrument was designed specifically for the observation of binary stars which have angular separations intermediate between the classical visual binaries and spectroscopic systems. Observations on bright stars suggest that it should be possible to measure the fringe visibility with an accuracy of a few percent.

Type
The Scientific Programme
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 50: High Angular Resolution Stellar Interferometry , January 1979 , pp. 13-1 - 13-7
Copyright
Copyright © 1979

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