Imaging circumstellar matter at high resolution

以高分辨率成像星周物质。在当代天体物理学中，人们对近恒星环境中的物质特别着迷。对恒星和行星系统从形成到最终毁灭的研究，需要观察物质，主要是尘埃和气体，在一个非常遥远的阶段发挥作用。被称为干涉仪的新一代望远镜提供了极高的分辨率，使我们能够第一次直接看到这些现象。在这里，我建议同时使用这些设备，以显著提高它们的科学回报。除了能够对恒星系统进行独特的研究外，还将设计出将不同数据合并成强大组合形式的新技术。

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.