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Optical Interferometry Radio-Astronomy Interferometry Stellar Structure and Evolution... 

Independent arrays of telescopes have been discussed for decades but have generally not been successful, except for radio telescopes, where interferometry is a key virtue, aided by the fact that the individual telescope signals can be amplihed and combined while preserving phase information. This is not practical in the optical, thus there are significant inefficiencies in sensitivity by coherently combining the light from an array of optical telescopes. Instrumentation for an array of telescopes has also been a cause of difficulty. Perhaps the best known successful array has been the VLT with four 8-m telescopes, each with its own suite of science instruments, and the capacity to combine all telescopes together for Interferometric measurements. 

What Is Interferometry (1.3) Interferometry deals with the physical phenomena which result from the superposition of electromagnetic (e.m.) waves. Practically, interferometry is used throughout the electromagnetic spectrum astronomers use predominantly the spectral regime from radio to the near UV. Essential to interferometry is that the radiation emerges from a single source and travels along different paths to the point where it is detected. The spatio-temporal coherence characteristics of the radiation is studied with the interferometer to obtain information about the physical nature of the source. 

The diameter of a telescope entrance pupil or the distance between two telescopes determine the baseline, which determines the resolution of the interferometer in combination with the detected wavelength. The table compares the resolution of single telescopes and interferometers at optical and radio wavelengths. Note that the resolution of optical interferometers is comparable to that of radio very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). 

A. Thompson, J. Moran, and G. Swenson, Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy, 2nd Edition, Wiley Interscience, New York (2001). 

In heterodyne detection, this last term of frequency (ojs — cor) is detected (with its phase), while the other terms are filtered out. Heterodyne detection of radio waves uses superheterodyne receivers for light waves, heterodyne detection is really interferometry. 

The current paradigm of the chemical structure of a disk based on advanced theoretical models and observational results is summarized in Fig 4.1 (see e.g. Aikawa Herbst 1999 Willacy Langer 2000 Bergin el al. 2003 van Zadelhoff et al. 2003 Semenov et al. 2004). The disk can be divided into four distinct chemical regions, primarily determined by temperature. The inner zone corresponds to radii < 20 AU and is currently barely observable by radio-interferometry, while the other three regions, zone of ices, zone of molecules, and zone of radicals, represent the outer disk regions (r > 20-50 AU). 

In Table 2 the columns are (1) Source name, (2) distance, (3) radio core flux we use intercontinental radio interferometry or radio data from the Very Large Array, (4) maximum energy, (5) cosmic rays flux relative to M87 and at some reasonably low particle energy such as 1018 eV. 

Jupiter and other giant planets Mass spectrometry (Galileo probe) In-situ interferometry (Galileo probe) Radio occultation infrared spectroscopy (Voyager) He-Ar, Xe elemental and isotopic abundance in outer Jovian atmosphere. Mahaffy et al. 2000. He abundance in outer Jovian atmosphere, v. Zahn et al. 1998. He abundance in giant planet outer atmospheres. Comath et al. 1991 Comath and Gautier 2000. 

A discussion of NRAs in the context of antenna arrays for radio interferometry is given by Golay (1971). Golay identifies several non-redundant compact arrays on both rectangular and hexagonal lattices. The construction involved a tree search and generated arrays with up to 12 elements. Other authors have discussed arrays with larger number of elements (e.g. 

Interferometry Technique of combining signals between multiple radio telescopes to increase the angular resolution of the telescopes. 

Very Long Baseline Interferometry Technique in which astronomical observations are carried out by separate radio telescopes thousands of miles apart, then combined to form a single image. 

Many radio telescopes use a technique known as interferometry to increase their angular resolving power, which is relatively weak compared with that of optical telescopes. (The reason for the relative... 

A.C.S. Readhead Radio astronomy and very long baseline interferometry. Sci. Am. 246/6, 38 (1982)... 

Goldstein RM, Zebker HA, Werner CL (1988) Satellite radar interferometry two-dimensional phase unwrapping. Radio Sci 23(4) 713—720... 

Radio Sci 41 RS4017. doi 10.1029/2005RS003436 Crosetto M, Crippa B, Biescas E (2005) Early detection and in-depth analysis of deformation phenomena by radar interferometry. Eng Geol 79 81-91 Curlander JC, McDonough R (1991) Synthetic aperture radar - system and signal processing. Wiley, New York... 

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