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NASA NTRS2006

Instrument Pointing Control System for the Stellar Interferometry Mission - Planet Quest

This paper describes the high precision Instrument Pointing Control System (PCS) for the Stellar Interferometry Mission (SIM) - Planet Quest. The PCS system provides front-end pointing, compensation for spacecraft motion, and feedforward stabilization, which are needed for proper interference. Optical interferometric measurements require very precise pointing (0.03 as, 1-(sigma) radial) for maximizing the interference pattern visibility. This requirement is achieved by fine pointing control of articulating pointing mirrors with feedback from angle tracking cameras. The overall pointing system design concept is presentcd. Functional requirements and an acquisition concept are given. Guide and Science pointing control loops are discussed. Simulation analyses demonstrate the feasibility of the design.

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NASA NTRS2004

An Interferometry Imaging Beauty Contest

We present a formal comparison of the performance of algorithms used for synthesis imaging with optical/infrared long-baseline interferometers. Six different algorithms are evaluated based on their performance with simulated test data. Each set of test data is formated in the interferometry Data Exchange Standard and is designed to simulate a specific problem relevant to long-baseline imaging. The data are calibrated power spectra and bispectra measured with a ctitious array, intended to be typical of existing imaging interferometers. The strengths and limitations of each algorithm are discussed.

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NASA NTRS2012

Design and Status of the Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII): An Interferometer at the Edge of Space

The Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry (BETTII) is an 8-meter baseline far-infraredinterferometer designed to fly on a high altitude balloon. BETTII uses a double-Fourier Michelson interferometer tosimultaneously obtain spatial and spectral information on science targets; the long baseline permits subarcsecond angular resolution, a capability unmatched by other far-infrared facilities. Here, we present key aspects of the overall design of the mission and provide an overview of the current status of the project. We also discuss briefly the implications of this experiment for future space-based far-infrared interferometers.

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NASA NTRS2002

Space Interferometry Mission (SIM): Overview and current status

The Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) will be the first in-space, long-baseline Michelson Stellar Interferometer. SIM will perform precision astrometry at the micro-arcsecond accuracy level, which will be used to characterize planetary systems around stars within about ten parsecs of Earth and address a number of other key astrophysics projects. This paper provides a broad overview of the SIM Mission. Topics covered include: the science objectives, key top level requirements, how the mission will be implemented (technical and programmatic), technology development status, who the key players are in the SIM development, an assessment of where the project is today, and prognosis for the future.

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NASA NTRS1998

Metrology for Spatial Interferometry V

The proposed Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) spacecraft designs include high resolution stellar interferometers for micro-arc-second accuracy astrometric measurements.

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NASA NTRS2002

Nulling interferometry progress

The field of nulling interferometry has seen significant progress over the past several years, in both the conceptual and experimental arenas. Deep, broadband nulling has been demonstrated at optical wavelengths, the techniques have seen initial implementation on telescopes, and the introduction of a symmetric beam-combiner concept has eliminated many of the residual obstacles. Here an overview is provided of promising techniques for effecting the deep cancellation of starlight, and recent results obtained with laboratory and astronomical nulling interferometers are discussed. The next step is the exploitation of nulling techniques at 8-10 m class separated-aperture telescope facilities, and in this vein, a brief overview of the architecture of the Keck Interferometer Nuller is also provided.

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NASA NTRS1999

Searching for Planets with the Space Interferometry Mission

The Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) is designed as a space-based optical interferometer operating in the visible waveband. This mission will open up many areas of astrophysics, via astrometry with unprecedented accuracy during its 5-year mission.

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NASA NTRS1997

Space Interferometry Mission

The Space Interferometry Mission (SIM) is NASA's first space science interferometer, and will enable fundamental new discoveries in both galactic and extra-galactic astronomy, including cosmic distance scale...It demonstrates several key technologies...

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