Imaging circumstellar matter at high resolution

高分辨率星周物质成像。在当代天体物理学中，对近恒星环境中的物质有一种特别的迷恋。对恒星和行星系统从形成到最终毁灭的研究，需要观测在非常遥远的阶段发挥作用的物质，主要是尘埃和气体。新一代的望远镜，被称为干涉仪，提供极高的分辨率，使我们能够第一次直接瞥见这些现象。在这里，我建议使用一些这样的设备，以显着提高他们的科学回报。除了能够对恒星系统进行独特的研究外，还将设计新的技术，将不同的数据合并成强大的组合形式。

Imaging circumstellar matter at high resolution. Within contemporary astrophysics there is a particular fascination with matter in near-stellar environments. Studies of stellar and planetary systems from formation through to eventual destruction entail observation of material, principally dust and gas, playing their parts on a very remote stage. A new generation of telescopes, known as interferometers, deliver extremely high resolutions enabling our first direct glimpses of these phenomena. Here I propose using a number of these devices in concert in order to dramatically enhance their scientific payoff. In addition to enabling unique studies of stellar systems, new techniques for merging disparate data into powerful combined forms will be devised.