Tests with a Carlina-type diluted telescope Primary coherencing

• Published in: Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) Vol. 539; p. A59
• Main Authors: Le Coroller, H., Dejonghe, J., Regal, X., Sottile, R., Mourard, D., Ricci, D., Lardiere, O., Le Vansuu, A., Boer, M., De Becker, M., Clausse, J.-M., Guillaume, C., Meunier, J. P.
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 01.03.2012
• Subjects: atmospheric effects; Aérospatiale, astronomie & astrophysique; balloons; instrumentation: adaptive optics; instrumentation: high angular resolution; instrumentation: interferometers; Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences; Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre; Space science, astronomy & astrophysics; telescopes

Aims: Studies are under way to propose a new generation of post-VLTI interferometers. The Carlina concept studied at the Haute-Provence Observatory is one of the proposed solutions. It consists in an optical interferometer configured like a diluted version of the Arecibo radio telescope: above the d...