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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Engineering topics
Kvamme, T.
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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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Development of sub-nanometer racetrack laser metrology for external triangulation measurement for the space interferometry mission
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