IRASSI infrared space interferometer: Formation geometry and relative dynamics analysis

• Published in: Acta astronautica Vol. 153; pp. 394 - 409
• Main Authors: Buinhas, Luisa, Frankl, Kathrin, Linz, Hendrik, Förstner, Roger
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Accretion disks; Apertures; Astronomical instruments; Cold regions; Drift; Dust clouds; Evolution; Extrasolar planets; Far infrared radiation; Image quality; Infrared analysis; Infrared interferometers; Interferometry; Lagrangian equilibrium points; Moon; Organic chemistry; Planet formation; Planetary evolution; Planets; Spacecraft; Star formation; Stellar evolution; Telescopes; Terrestrial planets

Space-based interferometry has gained prominence in recent years, largely because higher spatial resolutions of celestial observations can be achieved with multi-telescope formations compared to those achieved with a fixed-aperture, single telescope. IRASSI is a space interferometer composed of five...