Picometer knowledge transfer: overview and status
The Picometer Knowledge Transfer testbed is one of several technology testbeds that will help to prove technology readiness for the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM).
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Engineering topics
Ames, L.
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Space Interferometry Mission: Starlight and Metrology Subsystems
The Space Interferometry Mission, planned for launch in 2009, will measure the positions of celestial objects to an unprecedented accuracy of 4.0 microarcseconds.
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SIM internal metrology beam launcher development
In this paper, we present some of the experimental results from a laboratory demonstration unit and design considerations for SIM's internal metrology beam launcher.
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SIM external metrology beam launcher (QP) development
This paper discusses the progress in the development of optical interferometers for use in distance measurement gauges with systematic errors below 100 picometers.
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Space Interferometry Mission: recent instrument configuration developments
In this paper, we discuss the current reference design of the SIM instrument, and illustrate some of the tradeoffs that led to this arrangement.
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Techniques for the reduction of cyclic errors in laser metrology gauges for the space interferometry mission
This paper discusses the techniques for the reduction of cyclic errors in laser metrology gauges for the space interferometry mission.
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Development of sub-nanometer racetrack laser metrology for external triangulation measurement for the space interferometry mission
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