U.C.-Berkeley Infrared Spatial Interferometer

AST-9819729Danchi，WilliamTownes，CharlesThis award provides support to complete the development of a long baseline interferometric array imaging system for high angular resolution astronomy in the 10-micron region of the spectrum（thermal infrared）. 第三个望远镜将被添加到已经运行的伯克利干涉仪。 本地振荡器系统也将升级，以提供中央激光源。 望远镜可能的位置数量和可用的基线长度都将增加，以提高图像分辨率和天空空间采样。

AbstractAST-9819729Danchi, WilliamTownes, CharlesThis award provides support to complete the development of a long-baseline interferometric array imaging system for high angular resolution astronomy in the 10-micron (thermal infrared) region of the spectrum. A third telescope will be added to the already-functioning Berkeley interferometer. The local oscillator system will also be upgraded to provide for a central laser source. Both the number of possible positions for the telescopes and the available baseline lengths will be increased to improve the image resolution and spatial sampling on the sky.