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XuYi Interferometer Observation Simulator
M. Hadjara, T. Xu, Y. Sun +21
The XuYi Interferometer is the first Chinese long-baseline optical interferometer currently under development by the National Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology (NIAOT…
Laboratory characterization of Hierarchical Fringe Tracking
Roxanne Ligi, Stéphane Lagarde, Romain Petrov +7
One of the main limitations in long-baseline interferometry lies in its fringe tracking sensitivity. The challenge is therefore to maximize this sensitivity while minimizing the sp…
CHARA/SPICA: The six-telescope visible combiner and near-infrared fringe tracker for the CHARA Array
D. Mourard, P. Bério, C. Bailet +43
The suite called Stellar Parameters and Images with a Cophased Array (SPICA) has two interferometric instruments installed at the focus of the CHARA Array located at Mount Wilson,…
Recent and Upcoming Upgrades for MIRC-X and MYSTIC on the CHARA Array
Noura Ibrahim, Mayra Gutierrez, John D. Monnier +17
MIRC-X and MYSTIC are six-telescope near-infrared beam (1.08-2.38 m) combiners at the CHARA Array on Mt Wilson CA, USA. Ever since the commissioning of MIRC-X (J and H bands) in…