Instrumental developments for the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer

J. Gordon Robertson; Michael J. Ireland; William J. Tango; John Davis; Peter G. Tuthill; Andrew P. Jacob; Yitping Kok; Theo A Ten Brummelaar

doi:10.1117/12.856557

Instrumental developments for the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer

J. Gordon Robertson, Michael J. Ireland, William J. Tango, John Davis, Peter G. Tuthill, Andrew P. Jacob, Yitping Kok, Theo A Ten Brummelaar

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Abstract

The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI) has been enhanced by installation of the PAVO beam combiner, which uses an electron-multiplying CCD detector giving a fast, low-noise 2D readout. This allows PAVO to provide wide-band wavelength dispersed beam combination, which improves sensitivity and scientific productivity. PAVO also provides pupil segmentation which improves the instrumental fringe visibility. A remote operations facility has been established, which allows SUSI to be operated from Sydney or elsewhere. A new control system for the longitudinal dispersion corrector and siderostats is under development. Installation has commenced of a high precision differential astrometry system (MUSCA) which aims to detect planets in binary star systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical and Infrared Interferometry II
Place of Publication	Washington, DC
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Volume	7734
ISBN (Print)	9780819482242
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856557
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Optical and Infrared Interferometry II - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 27 Jun 2010 → 2 Jul 2010

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Other	Optical and Infrared Interferometry II
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	27/06/10 → 2/07/10

Keywords

Binary stars
High-resolution imaging
Long-baseline interferometry
Stars
Stellar interferometer
SUSI

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Robertson, JG, Ireland, MJ, Tango, WJ, Davis, J, Tuthill, PG, Jacob, AP, Kok, Y & Brummelaar, TAT 2010, Instrumental developments for the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer. in Optical and Infrared Interferometry II. vol. 7734, 773405, SPIE, Washington, DC, pp. 1-8, Optical and Infrared Interferometry II, San Diego, CA, United States, 27/06/10. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856557

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