An update on the CHARA array

T. A. Ten Brummelaar, D. G. Gies, H. A. McAlister, S. T. Ridgway, J. Sturmann, L. Sturmann, G. H. Schaefer, N. H. Turner, C. D. Farrington, N. J. Scott, J. D. Monnier, M. J. Ireland

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    Abstract

    The CHARA Array, operated by Georgia State University, is located at Mount Wilson Observatory just north of Los Angeles in California. The CHARA consortium includes many groups, including LIESA in Paris, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, the University of Michigan, Sydney University, the Australian National University, the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, and most recently the University of Exeter. The CHARA Array is a six-element optical/NIR interferometer, and for the time being at least, has the largest operational baselines in the world. In this paper we will give a brief introduction to the array infrastructure with a focus on our Adaptive Optics program, and then discuss current funding as well as opportunities of funding in the near future.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationOptical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
    EditorsMichelle J. Creech-Eakman, Fabien Malbet, Peter G. Tuthill
    PublisherSPIE
    ISBN (Electronic)9781510601932
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    EventOptical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Duration: 27 Jun 20161 Jul 2016

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume9907
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Conference

    ConferenceOptical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityEdinburgh
    Period27/06/161/07/16

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